Dinothrix Pascher, 1914

Holotype species: Dinothrix paradoxa Pascher

Original publication and holotype designation: Pascher, A. (1914). Über Flagellaten und Algen. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 32: 136-160.

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Description: Benthic dinoflagellates in the family Kryptoperidiniaceae of the order Peridiniales, species exhibit non-motile cells without flagella as the dominant phase, swimming cells appear after cell division, and plastids are derived from diatoms.

Information contributed by: Yamada & al. (2022: 10).. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2021-02-09 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Yamada, N., Sakai, H., Onuma, R., Kroth, P.G. & Horoguichi, T. (2020). Five non-motile dinotom dinoflagellates of the genus Dinothrix. Frontiers in Plant Science 11(591050): 1-14, 7 figs, 2 tables.

Comments: These organisms are known as "dinatoms" as their plastids are derived from diatoms.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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