Protoperidinium steinii
Super Group:
Alveolata
Phylum:
Dinophyta
Class:
Dinophyceae
Order:
Peridiniales
Family:
Protoperidiniaceae
Genus:
Protoperidinium
Species:
steinii
Synonym(s):
Peridinium steinii Jørgensen
Peridinium michaelis Ehrenberg 1833
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Protoperidinium is Protoperidinium pellucidum Bergh.
Ecology
Substrate: planktonic
Sociability: solitary
Salinity: marine
pH: neutral
Feeding: Predatory
Life cycle
Phases_alternance: haplontic
Generation: <1 month
Reproduction_mode: asexual
Feeding behaviour
Predatory
Mode of locomotion
Two flagella typical for Dinophyceae
Flagellum: 2
Motility: motile_swimming
Reference(s)
Attached phylogeny
Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
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Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Amoebophrya ceratii-species complex | Cabo Frio Island |
Infection by Amoebophrya spp. parasitoids of dinoflagellates in a tropical marine coastal area. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 55:143 - 153. doi: 10.3354/ame01293 (2009) |