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Name derivation
Gr. hemisys - half;  Gr. dinos - whirling
Classification:
Hemidinium Stein 1878; 16 of 24 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013). Order Thoracosphaerales; Family Glenodiniaceae
Morphology:
Flagellated unicells, either colorless phagocytes or photosynthetic mixotrophs, with cingulum located near the basal end. No heavy cellulose plates (unarmored).
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Habitat:.
Freshwater, estuarine and marine plankton: Ubiquitous.
References:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 8 November 2013. Stein, F. von 1878. Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere. III. Flagellaten I. pp. 1-154. Leipzig: Engelmann.
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