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IRMNG taxon details

Dinophyceae

1289  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1289)

Fritsch in West & Fritsch, 1927
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  1. Genus Agrosphaera Haeckel ex Lo Bianco, 1903
  2. Genus Aidelocysta J.B. Riding, R. Helby & J. Stevens in J.B. Riding & R. Helby, 2001 †
  3. Genus Ailadinium M. Saburoa & N. Chomérat, 2014
  4. Order Akashiwales
  5. Order Amphidiniales
  6. Order Amphilothales
  7. Genus Ampulladinium J.B. Riding, R. Helby & F.M. Parker in Riding & Helby, 2001 †
  8. Family Apodiniaceae
  9. Genus Bispinodinium N. Yamada & T. Horiguchi in Yamada, Terada, Tanaka & Horiguchi, 2013
  10. Order Blastodiniales
  11. Genus Bonbonadinium R. Helby & A.D. Partridge, 2001 †
  12. Order Brachidiniales
  13. Genus Caspidinium Marret in Marret, Leroy, Chalie & Gasse, 2004 †
  14. Genus Cavatodissiliodinium Feist-Burkhardt & Monteil, 2001 †
  15. Order Chytriodiniales
  16. Genus Costacysta C. Heilmann-Clausen & S. Van Simaeys, 2005 †
  17. Genus Cygnusicysta J.B. Riding & R. Helby, 2001 †
  18. Order Desmocapsales
  19. Order Desmomastigales
  20. Order Dinamoebidiales
  21. Order Dinophyceae incertae sedis
  22. Order Dinophysales
  23. Genus Dodekovaea E.A. Molinari-Novoa & M.D. Guiry, 2021 †
  24. Genus Echinocysta J. Xu, Z. Pan, Y. Yang, Y. Zhu & N. Fan, 1997 †
  25. Genus Echinum A. Meunier, 1910
  26. Genus Fallaciodinium Harding, 1998 †
  27. Genus Fostericysta J.B. Riding, 2006 †
  28. Genus Geodinium R. Chodat, 1928
  29. Genus Gleba Bruguière, 1791
  30. Genus Glenoaulax Diesing, 1866
  31. Order Gloeodiniales
  32. Family Gomesiamonadaceae
  33. Order Gonyaulacales
  34. Genus Goodwynia D.J. Mantle, J.B. Riding & C. Hannaford, 2020 †
  35. Order Gymnodiniales
  36. Genus Hadriana J.B. Riding & R. Helby, 2001 †
  37. Order Haplozoonales
  38. Genus Keltoidites Krutzsch & Pacltová, 1991 †
  39. Genus Kilwacysta E. Schrank, 2005 †
  40. Genus Lopsidinium G. Dolby, 2014 †
  41. Genus Madanidinium N. Chomérat in Chomérat & Bilien, 2014
  42. Genus Moestrupia G. Hansen & N. Daugbjerg, 2011
  43. Genus Mombasadinium J.B. Riding & R. Helby, 2001 †
  44. Order Nannoceratopsiales †
  45. Genus Nenjiangella Yuan & He, 1999 †
  46. Order Peridiniales
  47. Genus Physalocysta J. Xu, Z. Pan, Y. Yang, Y. Zhu & N. Fan, 1997 †
  48. Order Phytodiniales
  49. Genus Proaulax Diesing, 1866
  50. Genus Prolixosphaeridium R.J. Davey, C. Downie, W.A.S. Sarjeant & G.L. Williams, 1966 †
  51. Order Prorocentrales
  52. Genus Pseudadenoides F. Gómez, R. Onuma, L.F. Artigas & T. Horiguchi, 2015
  53. Genus Pyramidodinium T. Horiguchi & C. Sukigara, 2005
  54. Genus Radiozoum Mingazzini, 1904
  55. Genus Shandongidium J. Xu, Z. Pan, Y. Yang, Y. Zhu & N. Fan, 1997 †
  56. Genus Skuadinium J.B. Riding & R. Helby, 2001 †
  57. Genus Sphaerosperma Pouchet, 1893
  58. Genus Spinatipolus Dodekova, 1983 †
  59. Genus Striatodinium J.B. Riding & R. Helby, 2001 †
  60. Order Suessiales
  61. Genus Suibindia J.-X. Yu, 1982 †
  62. Order Thoracosphaerales
  63. Order Torodiniales
  64. Order Tovelliales
  65. Genus Tringadinium J.B. Riding & R. Helby, 2001 †
  66. Genus Uralodinium N.K. Lebedeva, 2006 †
  67. Genus Voodooia J.B. Riding & R. Helby, 2001 †
  68. Genus Wittnaudinium R. Bucefalo Palliani & J.B. Riding, 1998 †
  69. Genus Woodinia J.B. Riding & R. Helby, 2001 †
  70. Genus Xylochoarion U. Erkmen & W.A.S. Sarjeant, 1978 †
  71. Genus Zoorhabdella L. Rhumbler, 1909
  72. Genus Abantosphaeridium Banerjee & Rawat, 1991 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum, name only, no description)
  73. Genus Cystodinium Schulz & Mai, 1966 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum, name only, also a junior homonym)
  74. Genus Plagiaulax Richard, 1902 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, name only, no description)
  75. Order Peridiniphycidae incertae sedis † (temporary name)
  76. Family Apodinidae accepted as Apodiniaceae (zoological termination; botanical treatment preferred at this time in IRMNG)
  77. Genus Chlorodinium R. Chodat, 1921 accepted as Geodinium R. Chodat, 1928 (not validly published)
  78. Order Dinamoebales accepted as Dinamoebidiales (type genus now a rejected name)
  79. Genus Dinoasteromonas Bursa, 1971 (Not validly published)
  80. Order Dinocloniales accepted as Phytodiniales
  81. Genus Discoasteromonas Bursa, 1965 (Not validly published)
  82. Genus Fosteria J.B. Riding & R. Helby, 2001 † accepted as Fostericysta J.B. Riding, 2006 † (junior homonym)
  83. Genus Guttula Dodekova, 1983 † accepted as Dodekovaea E.A. Molinari-Novoa & M.D. Guiry, 2021 † (junior homonym)
  84. Order Ptychodiscales accepted as Dinophyceae incertae sedis
  85. Order Pyrocystales accepted as Gonyaulacales
  86. Order Zooxanthellales accepted as Suessiales (synonym)
  87. Genus Glyphodinium Fresenius, 1865 (uncertain)
  88. Genus Binzhoudinium J. Xu, Z. Pan, Y. Yang, Y. Zhu & N. Fan, 1997 † (unaccepted > unavailable name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Authority as given in Moestrup & Daugbjerg, 2007; some sources ascribe this class name to Pascher, 1914 (author of Division...  
Taxonomic remark Authority as given in Moestrup & Daugbjerg, 2007; some sources ascribe this class name to Pascher, 1914 (author of Division Pyrrhophyta). Following the treatment of Ruggiero et al., the traditional class Dinophyceae (sensu lato) is now equivalent to the superclass Dinoflagellata, which contains the classes Dinophyceae sensu stricto (this taxon), Ellobiopsea (order Ellobiopsida), Noctilucea (order Noctilucida), Oxyrrhea (orders Acrocoelida and Oxyrrhida), and Syndinea (orders Rastrimonadida and Syndinida), all formerly treated as dinoflagellates. [details]
IRMNG (2024). Dinophyceae. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289 on 2025-06-30
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2010-05-31 22:00:00Z
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2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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2017-03-25 09:52:06Z
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2017-05-15 05:34:36Z
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basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional source Moestrup, Ø; Daugbjerg, N. (2007). On dinoflagellate phylogeny and classification. Pp. 215-230 in Brodie, J. & Lewis, J. [eds]. Unravelling the Algae: the Past, Present, and Future of Algal Systematics. CRC Press. [details] 

additional source Chacón, J.; Gottschling, M. (2020). Dawn of the dinophytes: A first attempt to date origin and diversification of harmful algae. <em>Harmful Algae.</em> 97: 101871., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2020.101871
note: includes molecular tree and chronogram for selected taxa [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details] 
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Taxonomic remark Authority as given in Moestrup & Daugbjerg, 2007; some sources ascribe this class name to Pascher, 1914 (author of Division Pyrrhophyta). Following the treatment of Ruggiero et al., the traditional class Dinophyceae (sensu lato) is now equivalent to the superclass Dinoflagellata, which contains the classes Dinophyceae sensu stricto (this taxon), Ellobiopsea (order Ellobiopsida), Noctilucea (order Noctilucida), Oxyrrhea (orders Acrocoelida and Oxyrrhida), and Syndinea (orders Rastrimonadida and Syndinida), all formerly treated as dinoflagellates. [details]

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