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Name derivation:
Classification:
Thecadiniopsis R.L.Croome, G.M.Hallegraeff and P.A.Tyler 1987 Order Peridiniales Family Thecadiniaceae
Morphology:
Motile dinoflagellate with strongly displaced descendent cingulum rendering epicone and hypocone quite asymmetric. Cell wall has thick cellulosic plates with large pores. Several brown-red chloroplasts.
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Habitat:
Freshwater to brackish water. Reported only from Tasmania, Australia, in a variety of habitats from coastal dune lagoons to deep glacial lakes.
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. Croome, R.L., G.M. Hallegraeff and P.A. Tyler (1987). Thecadiniopsis tasmanica gen. etsp. nov. (Dinophyta: Thecadiniaceae) from Tasmanian freshwaters. British Phycological Journal 22: 325-333.