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Name derivation: |
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Early (Proto-) Peridinium |
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Classification: |
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Protoperidinium Bergh, 1882; 319 of 366 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).Order Peridiniales; Family Protoperidiniaceae |
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Morphology: |
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Heterotrophic dinoflagellate lacks chloroplasts, often contains numerous red oil droplets. |
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Habitat: |
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Marine plankton. |
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References: |
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Bergh, R.S. (1882). Der Organismus der Cilioflagellaten. Eine phylogenetische Studie.Morphologishces Jahrbuch 7: 177-288. 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. |
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