Polykrikaceae

The Polykrikaceae (also known as Polykrikidae) are a family of athecate dinoflagellates of the order Gymnodiniales. Members of the family are known as polykrikoids. The family contains two genera: Polykrikos and Pheopolykrikos.

Polykrikaceae
A light micrograph of Polykrikos kofoidii showing an extruded nematocyst. Scale bar = 10µm.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Myzozoa
Superclass: Dinoflagellata
Class: Dinophyceae
Order: Gymnodiniales
Family: Polykrikaceae
Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Genera
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