Genus of protists
Gyrodinium is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae .[1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution .[1] World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms.[2]
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.[3] They are 'naked' dinoflagellates, meaning they lack armor (or cellulosic plates).[4]
Species
spindle-shaped Gyrodinium dinoflagellate, from the Thau Lagoon of Sète, France 54 species, as accepted by the GBIF :[1]
Gyrodinium aciculatum
Gyrodinium ascendans
Gyrodinium aureum (W.Conrad) J.Schiller
Gyrodinium britannicum Kof. & Swezy
Gyrodinium calyptoglyphe Lebour, 1925
Gyrodinium calyptroglyphe
Gyrodinium capsulatum
Gyrodinium carteretensis
Gyrodinium caudatum Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Gyrodinium citrinum
Gyrodinium cochlea Lebour, 1925
Gyrodinium complanatum
Gyrodinium corallinum Kofoid & Swezy
Gyrodinium crassum (Pouchet) Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Gyrodinium dominans Hulburt, 1957
Gyrodinium estuariale Hulburt, 1957
Gyrodinium falcatum Kof. & Swezy
Gyrodinium ferrugineum
Gyrodinium flagellare Schiller, 1928
Gyrodinium flavum
Gyrodinium formosum
Gyrodinium fusiforme Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Gyrodinium fusus (Meunier) Akselman
Gyrodinium glaebum
Gyrodinium grave (Meunier) Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Gyrodinium grossestriatum
Gyrodinium helveticum (Penard) Y.Takano & T.Horig.
Gyrodinium herbaceum Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Gyrodinium hyalinum (A.J.Schill.) Kof. & Swezy
Gyrodinium instriatum Freudenthal & Lee
Gyrodinium katodiniaescens
Gyrodinium lachryma (Meunier) Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Gyrodinium lacryna
Gyrodinium lebourae
Gyrodinium lingulifera Lebour, 1925
Gyrodinium longum (Lohmann) Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Gyrodinium metum
Gyrodinium mundulum
Gyrodinium nasutum (A.Wulff) J.Schiller
Gyrodinium ochraceum Kof. & Swezy
Gyrodinium pellucidum (A.Wulff) J.Schiller
Gyrodinium pepo (Schütt) Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Gyrodinium pingue (Schütt) Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Gyrodinium prunus (A.Wulff) M.Lebour
Gyrodinium pulchellum
Gyrodinium pusillum (A.J.Schill.) Kof. & Swezy
Gyrodinium resplendens Hulburt, 1957
Gyrodinium spirale (Bergh) Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Gyrodinium stratissimum
Gyrodinium submarinum Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Gyrodinium uncatenatum Hulbert, 1957
Gyrodinium undulans Hulburt
Gyrodinium varians (A.Wulff) J.Schiller
Gyrodinium wulffii J.Schill