Amphidinium carterae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Myzozoa |
Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
Class: | Dinophyceae |
Order: | Gymnodiniales |
Family: | Gymnodiniaceae |
Genus: | Amphidinium |
Species: | A. carterae
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Binomial name | |
Amphidinium carterae Hulburt, 1957[1]
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Amphidinium carterae is a species of dinoflagellates. It was first described by Edward M. Hulburt in 1957, and was named in honour of the British phycologist Nellie Carter-Montford. The type locality is Great Pond, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.[3] Some strains of this species are considered as toxic (against fungi,[4] for example).