Dinoflagellate

Fam. Gymnodiniaceae

One of the few naked dinoflagellates, lacking armor (cellulosic plates).

Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 3/16/13. © Joana Tavares and Peter J. Bryant.

Phylum Dinoflagellata; Class: Dinophyceae; Order: Gymnodiniales; Family: Gymnodiniaceae

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