Kryptoperidinium is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the family Peridiniaceae.[1]

Kryptoperidinium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Myzozoa
Superclass: Dinoflagellata
Class: Dinophyceae
Order: Peridiniales
Family: Peridiniaceae
Genus: Kryptoperidinium
Lindemann

The genus has a remarkable evolutionary history being a tertiary endosymbiont CHEONG REF HERE/> It has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

  • Kryptoperidinium foliaceum (F.Stein) Er.Lindem.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kryptoperidinium Lindemann, 1924". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

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