Polykrikos kofoidii | |
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A light micrograph of Polykrikos kofoidii showing an extruded nematocyst. Scale bar = 10µm. [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Myzozoa |
Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
Class: | Dinophyceae |
Order: | Gymnodiniales |
Family: | Polykrikaceae |
Genus: | Polykrikos |
Species: | P. kofoidii
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Binomial name | |
Polykrikos kofoidii |
Polykrikos kofoidii is a species of phagotrophic marine pseudocolonial dinoflagellates that can capture and engulf other protist prey, including the toxic dinoflagellate, Alexandrium tamarense. [3] [4] P. kofoidii is of scientific interest due to its status as a predator of other dinoflagellates, a behavior that is significant in the control of algal blooms. [5] [6] [7] It has a complex life cycle of both vegetative (asexual) and sexual reproduction complicated by its pseudocolonial structure. [8]
Polykrikos kofoidii | |
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A light micrograph of Polykrikos kofoidii showing an extruded nematocyst. Scale bar = 10µm. [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Myzozoa |
Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
Class: | Dinophyceae |
Order: | Gymnodiniales |
Family: | Polykrikaceae |
Genus: | Polykrikos |
Species: | P. kofoidii
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Binomial name | |
Polykrikos kofoidii |
Polykrikos kofoidii is a species of phagotrophic marine pseudocolonial dinoflagellates that can capture and engulf other protist prey, including the toxic dinoflagellate, Alexandrium tamarense. [3] [4] P. kofoidii is of scientific interest due to its status as a predator of other dinoflagellates, a behavior that is significant in the control of algal blooms. [5] [6] [7] It has a complex life cycle of both vegetative (asexual) and sexual reproduction complicated by its pseudocolonial structure. [8]