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Name derivation:
Gr. gloi - viscid, sticky; dinos - whirling
Classification:
Gloeodinium Klebs 1912; 2 of 5 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and guiry 2013). Order Phytodiniales; Family Gloeodiniaceae
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References:
Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 February 2013. Klebs, G. 1912 . Über Flagellaten- und Algen-ähnliche Peridineen. Verh. Naturhist. Med. Vereins Heidelberg, N.F. 11:369-451.