Dinoflagellida
"Dinoflagellida" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Flagellate EUKARYOTES, found mainly in the oceans. They are characterized by the presence of transverse and longitudinal flagella which propel the organisms in a rotating manner through the water. Dinoflagellida were formerly members of the class Phytomastigophorea under the old five kingdom paradigm.
| Descriptor ID |
D004141
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.043.214
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| Concept/Terms |
Dinoflagellida- Dinoflagellida
- Dinoflagellidas
- Dinoflagellates
- Dinoflagellate
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Thessen AE, Patterson DJ, Murray SA. The taxonomic significance of species that have only been observed once: the genus Gymnodinium (Dinoflagellata) as an example. PLoS One. 2012; 7(8):e44015.