Domain Eukaryota Family Polykrikaceae Phylum Dinoflagellata Order Gymnodiniales | Class Dinophyceae Genus Polykrikos Rank Species | |
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Similar Gymnodiniales, Lingulodinium polyedrum, Cochlodinium polykrikoides, Gymnodinium, Alexandrium tamarense | ||
Polykrikos kofoidii is a species of phagotrophic marine pseudocolonial dinoflagellates that can capture and engulf other protist prey including the toxic dinoflagellate, Alexandrium tamarense. P. kofoidii is of scientific interest due to its status as a predator of other dinoflagellates, a behavior that is significant in the control of algal blooms.
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