Gyrodinium

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Gyrodinium
Gyrodinium spirale Kofoid and Swezy, 1921
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Myzozoa
Superclass: Dinoflagellata
Class: Dinophyceae
Order: Gymnodiniales
Family: Gymnodiniaceae
Genus: Gyrodinium
Kofoid & Swezy, 1921

Gyrodinium is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1] World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms.[2]

They are heterotrophic (cannot produce its own food) and feed on diatoms (such as Chaetoceros debilis) that can be up to 12 times their length.[3] They are 'naked' dinoflagellates, meaning they lack armor (or cellulosic plates).[4]

Species

spindle-shaped Gyrodinium dinoflagellate, from the Thau Lagoon of Sète, France

54 species, as accepted by the GBIF:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gyrodinium Kofoid & Swezy, 1921". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Gyrodinium Kofoid & Swezy, 1921". www.marinespecies.org. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. ^ Saito, Hiroaki; Ota, Takashi; Suzuki, Koji; Nishioka, Jun; Tsuda, Atsushi (5 May 2006). "Role of heterotrophic dinoflagellate Gyrodinium sp. in the fate of an iron induced diatom bloom". Geophysical Research Letters. 33 (9). Bibcode:2006GeoRL..33.9602S. doi:10.1029/2005GL025366.
  4. ^ "Dinoflagellate, Gyrodinium". nathistoc.bio.uci.edu. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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