Katodinium: Brief Summary
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Katodinium is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the family Tovelliaceae.
The genus was first described by Fott in 1957.
Species:
Katodinium glaucum Katodinium rotundatum
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Classification
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This genus was placed by these authorities in the family Lophodiniidae but according to Algaebase this genus is replaced to the family Gymnodiniaceae.
Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp.
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Validity
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Recent SEM of several other estuarine dinoflagellates (5-10 µm), which would be characterized as Gymnodinium or Katodinium by light microscopy, reveals that they are armored and have plate patterns and tabulations fitting the Peridiniales, but they lack scales. At least some Katodinium are probably armored. Until the type species is studied in more detail, the placement of Katodinium is in question.
Reid, P.C.; Lancelot, C.; Gieskes, W.W.C.; Hagmeier, E.; Weichart, G. (1990). Phytoplankton of the North Sea and its dynamics: a review. Neth. J. Sea Res. 26(2-4): 295-331
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