Oxyphysis oxytoides | Dinoflagellate

Order: Dinophysiales
Family: Oxytoxaceae

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Description: Armored, elongate cell, with length less than 4x the width. Well developed epitheca with a spine on the right. Hypotheca laterally compressed. Chloroplasts are absent.

Cell Size: Width = 16-25um, Length = 60-68um

Distribution: Worldwide. Estuarine to open water. Cold and warm temperate waters.