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Name derivation:
Named by Carty and Cox to honor Rose Durinski, Phycologist.
Classification:
Durinskia baltica (Levander) Carty and El.R. Cox 1986 Renamed from Peridinium in 1986. Acknowledgement: Inquiry from María Clara Muñoz. Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima Peru, 15 April 2026
Morphology:
Globular shape. Thecal plate arrangement is different from that of Peridinium based on SEM images. Type species: baltica.
Similar genera:
Gymnodinium
Toxicity:
Considered to be non-toxic.
Habitat:
Both freshwater and marine plankton.
References:
Carty, S.,and E.R.Cox  1986. Kansodinium gen. nov. and Durinskia gen. nov.: two genera of freshwater dinoflagellates (Pyrrhophyta). Phycologia 25: 197–204., DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-25-2-197.1 Algaebase online: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=42825 Updated 19 April 2026