Kofoidinium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Myzozoa |
Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
Class: | Noctilucophyceae |
Order: | Noctilucales |
Family: | Kofoidiniaceae |
Genus: | Kofoidinium Pavillard |
Kofoidinium is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the family Kofoidiniaceae.[1] It only contains one known species,
The genus was first described by Pavillard in 1929.[1]
The genus name of Kofoidinium is in honour of Charles Atwood Kofoid (1865-1947), who was an American zoologist.[2]