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(12 orders, 25 families, 65 genera, 350 spp) The classification used in this volume is based on the available morphological, biochemical and molecular information on the species. We have grouped the freshwater dinoflagellates in a single class, Dinophyceae, divided into 12 orders, two of which are new: Amphidiniales and Tovelliales. Species of the new orders were formerly included in the Gymnodiniales. Species of the Amphidiniales are morphologically very different from other naked species, and in the molecular trees they generally appear widely separated from the other naked species, often in a basal position. Erection of a separate family and order is therefore justified. Species of the Tovellia group are probably more closely related to the Gymnodinium and related species (Gymnodiniales), and differ in particular in the unique structure of the eyespot, which is not part of a chloroplast. Species incertae sedis – 18 species in Glenodinium
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Moestrup, Ø., Calado, A.J. (2018). Classification of freshwater dinoflagellates. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Bd. 6 - Freshwater Flora of Central Europe, Vol. 6: Dinophyceae. Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa, vol 6. Springer Spektrum, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56269-7_6
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