Amphidinium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | SAR |
(unranked): | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Dinoflagellata |
Class: | Dinophyceae |
Order: | Gymnodiniales |
Family: | Gymnodiniaceae |
Genus: | Amphidinium |
Amphidinium is a genus of dinoflagellates. The type for the genus is Amphidinium operculatum Claparède & Lachmann. The genus includes the species Amphidinium carterae which is used as a model organism.
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Murray, Shauna A.; Garby, Tamsyn; Hoppenrath, Mona; Neilan, Brett A. (4 June 2012). "Genetic Diversity, Morphological Uniformity and Polyketide Production in Dinoflagellates (Amphidinium, Dinoflagellata)". PLoS ONE. 7 (6): e38253. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038253. PMC 3366924. PMID 22675531.