''Kryptoperidinium'' 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 family
Peridiniaceae.
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 ...
.
Species:
* ''Kryptoperidinium foliaceum''
(F.Stein) Er.Lindem.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q25364868
Dinophyceae
Dinoflagellate genera