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oxytoxum

 

Genus: Oxytoxum | Dinoflagellate

Order: Dinophysiales

Family: Oxytoxaceae

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

Cell Size: Width 10-25um, Length 15-75um

Distribution: Oceanic; warm temperate to tropical.
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