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CaRMS name details
basis of record
Balech, E. (1974). El genero Protoperidinium Bergh 1881 (Peridinium Ehrenberg 1831, partim). <em>Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" (Hidrobiología).</em> 4: 1-79. [details] Available for editors
additional source
Abé, T.H. (1981). Studies on the family Peridinidae, an unfinished monograph on the armoured Dinoflagellata. <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. Special Publication Series.</em> 6: 1-409. [details] Available for editors
additional source
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2023). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:109406 [details]From other sources
Diet general for group: both heterotrophic (eat other organisms) and autotrophic (photosynthetic) [details]
Habitat pelagic [details]
Importance General: known for producing dangerous toxins, particularly when in large numbers, called "red tides" because the cells are so abundant they make water change color. Also they can produce non-fatal or fatal amounts of toxins in predators (particularly shellfish) that may be eaten by humans. [details]
Predators marine microorganisms and animal larvae [details]
Reproduction general for group: both sexual and asexual [details]
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