''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order

Gymnodiniales The Gymnodiniales are an order (biology), order of dinoflagellates, of the class (biology), class Dinophyceae. Members of the order are known as gymnodinioid or gymnodinoid (terms that can also refer to any organism of similar morphology). They a ...

within class Dinophyceae. The genus has

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lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic (cannot produce its own food) and feed on diatoms (such as '' Chaetoceros debilis'') that can be up to 12 times their length. They are 'naked' dinoflagellates, meaning they lack armor (or cellulosic plates).

Species

54 species, as accepted by the GBIF: *'' Gyrodinium aciculatum'' *'' Gyrodinium ascendans'' *'' Gyrodinium aureum'' *'' Gyrodinium britannicum'' *'' Gyrodinium calyptoglyphe'' *''

Gyrodinium calyptroglyphe ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrop ...

'' *'' Gyrodinium capsulatum'' *'' Gyrodinium carteretensis'' *'' Gyrodinium caudatum'' *''

Gyrodinium citrinum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrop ...

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Gyrodinium cochlea ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrop ...

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Gyrodinium complanatum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrop ...

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Gyrodinium corallinum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrop ...

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Gyrodinium crassum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrop ...

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Gyrodinium dominans ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrop ...

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Gyrodinium estuariale ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrophic ...

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Gyrodinium falcatum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrop ...

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Gyrodinium ferrugineum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrop ...

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Gyrodinium flagellare ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrop ...

'' *'' Gyrodinium flavum'' *'' Gyrodinium formosum'' *'' Gyrodinium fusiforme'' *'' Gyrodinium fusus'' *'' Gyrodinium glaebum'' *'' Gyrodinium grave'' *'' Gyrodinium grossestriatum'' *'' Gyrodinium helveticum'' *'' Gyrodinium herbaceum'' *'' Gyrodinium hyalinum'' *'' Gyrodinium instriatum'' *'' Gyrodinium katodiniaescens'' *'' Gyrodinium lachryma'' *'' Gyrodinium lacryna'' *'' Gyrodinium lebourae'' *'' Gyrodinium lingulifera'' *'' Gyrodinium longum'' *'' Gyrodinium metum'' *''

Gyrodinium mundulum ''Gyrodinium'' is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms. They are heterotrop ...

'' *'' Gyrodinium nasutum'' *'' Gyrodinium ochraceum'' *'' Gyrodinium pellucidum'' *'' Gyrodinium pepo'' *'' Gyrodinium pingue'' *'' Gyrodinium prunus'' *'' Gyrodinium pulchellum'' *'' Gyrodinium pusillum'' *'' Gyrodinium resplendens'' *'' Gyrodinium spirale'' *'' Gyrodinium stratissimum'' *'' Gyrodinium submarinum'' *'' Gyrodinium uncatenatum'' *'' Gyrodinium undulans'' *'' Gyrodinium varians'' *'' Gyrodinium wulffii''

References

{{Authority control Gymnodiniales Dinoflagellate genera