Notes ³

Formally known as Gonyaulax.
Notes: target (L. polyedrum), 2 spp. in genus, armored dinoflagellate, toxin, bioluminescent, red tide, medium size 30-40um. 4

Description ⁴

Gonyaulacoid dinoflagellate, body round to polygonal; cingulum median but may be offset ventrally; sulcus distinct; thecal plates may be thick and strongly patterned; antapical spines often present.

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2. (c) Corlis Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://oceandatacenter.ucsc.edu/PhytoGallery/images_AM/Illustrations_Dino/small_images/GonyaulaxSpinifera300_sm.jpg
3. (c) GTMResearchReserve, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
4. (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/5694942

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