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boreadinium

Genus: Boreadinium| Dinoflagellate

Common West Coast species: B. pisiforme

Order: Peridiniales

Family: Diplosaliaceae

Description: Slightly compressed thecate cells, with prominent
left sulcal list. Scattered pores on cell surface. Chloroplasts absent.

Cell Size: less than 45um

Distribution: Coastal, cold temperate

 
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