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Gymnodinium

(Genus)

Overview

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Gymnodinium is a genus of . It is one of the few naked dinoflagellates lacking armor (cellulosic plates). Since 2000, the species which had been considered to be part of Gymnodinium have been divided into several genera, based on the nature of the apical groove and the biochemistry (specifically, the identity of the main carotenoid):1]

Taxonomy

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The Genus Gymnodinium is further organized into finer groupings including:

References

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  1. ^ F Gómez, Y Nagahama, H Takayama, K Furuya (2005). "Is Karenia a synonym of Asterodinium-Brachidinium?(Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae)". Acta Bot. Croat 64 (2): 263–274. ISSN 0365–0588, http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/5635

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Last Revised: November 20, 2008