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Classification: |
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Amphidiniopsis Woloszynska 1928; all 16 of 16 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).Order Peridiniales Family Thecadiniaceae or Amphidiniopsidaceae |
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Amphidinium also has a relatively small epicone. |
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Habitat: |
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Marine psammolitteral (in sand), occasionally washed into plankton (Guiry and Guiry 2013). A comparison of 11 species, including two new ones with SEM plates, can be found in Toriumi, Yoshimatsu and Dodge (2002). |
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References: |
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Toriumi, S., S. Yoshimatsu and J.D. Dodge 2002. Amphidiniopsis uroensis sp. nov. and Amphidiniopsis pectinaria sp. nov. (Dinophyceae): Two new benthic dinoflagellates from Japan. Phycological Research 50:115-124. Woloszynska, J. 1928. Dinoflagellates der polnischen Ostsee sowie der an Piasnica gelegenen Sumpfe. Arch. Hydrobiol. Rybact. 3:153-278. |