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Genus: Oxytoxum | Dinoflagellate
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Order: Dinophysiales
Family: Oxytoxaceae

Description: Armored, needle or top-shaped cell. Chloroplasts present.

Cell Size: Width = 12-25um, Length = 17-75um

Distribution: Oceanic; warm temperate to tropical.

 

 

 

 

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