Oxyrrhis

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Oxyrrhis
Oxyrrhis marina
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Dinoflagellata
Class: Dinophyceae
Order: Oxyrrhinales
Family: Oxyrrhinaceae
Genus: Oxyrrhis
Dujardin, 1841

Oxyrrhis is a genus of dinoflagellate. It includes the species Oxyrrhis marina.[1]

It is sometimes considered to be a monotypic genus.[2] Some sources assign the species Oxyrrhis parasitica and O. phaeocysticola, as well.[3]

References

  1. Saldarriaga, J. F., et al. (2003). Multiple protein phylogenies show that Oxyrrhis marina and Perkinsus marinus are early branches of the dinoflagellate lineage. International journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 53 (Pt 1): 355–365. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02328-0. PMID 12656195.
  2. Lowe, C. D., et al. (2011). Who is Oxyrrhis marina? Morphological and phylogenetic studies on an unusual dinoflagellate. Journal of Plankton Research 33(4) 555-67.
  3. Guiry, M. D. in Guiry, M. D. & G. M. Guiry. 2013. Oxyrrhis. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed on 10 June 2013.


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