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Handbook of
Botany Zoology Protoctista Cavalier-Smith
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Kingdom: Plantae Animalia Protoctista Protozoa
Division/ Pyrrhophyta
Phylum: Sarcomastigophora Dinoflagellata Dinozoa
Class: Dinophyceae Phytomastigophorea Dinophyceae Peridinea
Order: Peridiniales Dinoflagellida Peridiniales (not given)
Family: Peridiniaceae Peridiniidae Peridiniaceae (not given)
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Access the NCBI Taxonomy classification of dinoflagellates (Dinophyceae). This classification is based on the proposed relationship between dinoflagellates, ciliates, apicomplexans, and haplosporidians (the "alveolate" protists); to view this hierarchy, click "Go to parent" on the NCBI Taxonomy screen.
The botanical division may also be spelled "Pyrrophyta". Some botanists use "Dinophyta" instead of "Pyrrhophyta".
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