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Dinoflagellate |
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Oxytoxum spp. |
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Description
A long slender cell, with a deep girdle which is located in the upper third of the cell. Cell tapers to a narrow tip.
| CPR:254 | ITIS:10463 | WORMS:109528 |
Distribution and Abundance
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Distribution 1958-1999 Oceanic; warm temperate to tropical |
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Size
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17-75 µm length 12-25 µm width |
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Similar spp/Variations
Amphidinium acutissimum,
Oxytoxum caudatum, Oxytoxum variabile
References/Further Reading
Dodge JD. 1982. Marine Dinoflagellates of the British Isles, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London.
Schiller J. 1937. Dinoflagellatae
(Peridineae) in monographischer Behandlung. Teil 2. In " Dr. L.
Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland,
Österreich und der Schweiz."akademische Verlagsgesellschaft,
Leipzig.
WoRMS. 2009. Oxytoxum Stein,
1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109528
on 2009-10-30.
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