''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of

dinoflagellate The dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος ''dinos'' "whirling" and Latin ''flagellum'' "whip, scourge") are a monophyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes constituting the phylum Dinoflagellata and are usually considered algae. Dinoflagellates are ...

s belonging to the order

Gymnodiniales The Gymnodiniales are an order of dinoflagellates, of the class Dinophyceae. Members of the order are known as gymnodinioid or gymnodinoid (terms that can also refer to any organism of similar morphology). They are athecate, or lacking an armore ...

within class

Dinophyceae Dinophyceae is a class of dinoflagellates. Taxonomy * Class Dinophyceae Pascher 1914 eridinea Ehrenberg 1830 stat. nov. Wettstein; Blastodiniphyceae Fensome et al. 1993 orthog. emend.** Order Haplozoonales aplozooidea Poche 1913*** Family Ha ...

. The genus has

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...

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lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are

heterotrophic A heterotroph (; ) is an organism that cannot produce its own food, instead taking nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter. In the food chain, heterotrophs are primary, secondary and tertiary consumers, but ...

(cannot produce its own food) and feed on

diatoms A diatom (New Latin, Neo-Latin ''diatoma''), "a cutting through, a severance", from el, διάτομος, diátomos, "cut in half, divided equally" from el, διατέμνω, diatémno, "to cut in twain". is any member of a large group com ...

(such as ''

Chaetoceros debilis ''Chaetoceros'' is probably the largest genus of marine planktonic diatoms with approximately 400 species described, although many of these descriptions are no longer valid. It is often very difficult to distinguish between different ''Chaeto ...

'') that can be up to 12 times their length. They are 'naked' dinoflagellates, meaning they lack armor (or cellulosic plates).

Species

54 species, as accepted by the

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: *'' Gyrodinium aciculatum'' *'' Gyrodinium ascendans'' *'' Gyrodinium aureum'' *'' Gyrodinium britannicum'' *'' Gyrodinium calyptoglyphe'' *'' Gyrodinium calyptroglyphe'' *''

Gyrodinium capsulatum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

'' *'' Gyrodinium carteretensis'' *'' Gyrodinium caudatum'' *'' Gyrodinium citrinum'' *''

Gyrodinium cochlea ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

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Gyrodinium complanatum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

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Gyrodinium corallinum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

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Gyrodinium crassum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

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Gyrodinium dominans ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

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Gyrodinium estuariale ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

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Gyrodinium falcatum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

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Gyrodinium ferrugineum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

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Gyrodinium flagellare ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

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Gyrodinium flavum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

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Gyrodinium formosum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

'' *'' Gyrodinium fusiforme'' *'' Gyrodinium fusus'' *'' Gyrodinium glaebum'' *'' Gyrodinium grave'' *'' Gyrodinium grossestriatum'' *'' Gyrodinium helveticum'' *'' Gyrodinium herbaceum'' *'' Gyrodinium hyalinum'' *'' Gyrodinium instriatum'' *'' Gyrodinium katodiniaescens'' *'' Gyrodinium lachryma'' *'' Gyrodinium lacryna'' *'' Gyrodinium lebourae'' *'' Gyrodinium lingulifera'' *'' Gyrodinium longum'' *'' Gyrodinium metum'' *'' Gyrodinium mundulum'' *'' Gyrodinium nasutum'' *'' Gyrodinium ochraceum'' *'' Gyrodinium pellucidum'' *'' Gyrodinium pepo'' *'' Gyrodinium pingue'' *'' Gyrodinium prunus'' *'' Gyrodinium pulchellum'' *'' Gyrodinium pusillum'' *'' Gyrodinium resplendens'' *''

Gyrodinium spirale ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

'' *'' Gyrodinium stratissimum'' *'' Gyrodinium submarinum'' *'' Gyrodinium uncatenatum'' *'' Gyrodinium undulans'' *'' Gyrodinium varians'' *'' Gyrodinium wulffii''

References

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