Dinoflagellata (dinoflagellates)

[= Dinophyta, Dinophyceae, Dinophycidae, Dinomastigota]

Life > Eukaryotes > Chromalveolata > Alveolata > Dinozoa

Single-celled planktonic organisms. The most familiar are species of Noctiluca and Gonyaulax that can become so numerous in the sea that they form a 'red tide' that can lead to poisoning and death of sea life. In particular, Gonyaulax catenella becomes concentrated in filter-feeding muscles and renders them highly toxic. Used to be members of the algae and Chromophyta.

Classification

Dinophyceae
	Gymnodiniphycidae Genera: Amphidinium, Gymnodinium, Ptychodiscus, Symbiodinium, Woloszynskia.
	Peridiniphycidae Genera: Alexandrium, Amphidinopsis, Amphidoma, Blepharocysta, Ceratium, Crypthecodinium, Gonyaulax, Heterocapsa, Peridinella, Peridinium, Pfiesteria, Pyrocystis.
	# Dinophysiphycidae Genera (fossil taxa): Dinophysis, Triposolenia.
	Prorocentrales Genera: Prorocentrum.
	Phytodiniales Genera: Dinothrix, Hemidinium.
Blastodiniales Genera: Crepidoodinium, Dissodinium.
Noctilucales Genera: Kofoidinium, Noctiluca.
Syndiniales Genera: Amoebophrya, Duboscquella, Merodinium, Syndinium.

Publications

Adl, S.M., Simpson, A.G., Farmer, M.A., Andersen, R.A., Anderson, O.R., Barta, J.R., Bowser, S.S., Brugerolle, G., Fensome, R.A., Fredericq, S., James, T.Y., Karpov, S., Kugrens, P., Krug, J., Lane, C.E., Lewis, L.A., Lodge, J., Lynn, D.H., Mann, D.G., McCourt, R.M., Mendoza, L., Moestrup, Ø., Mozley-Standridge, S.E., Nerad, T.A., Shearer, C.A., Smirnov, A.V., Spiegel, F.W. and Taylor, M.F.J.R. 2005. The new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists. Eukaryote Microbiology 52(5): 399-451.