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Dinophysis-dinoflagellates genus Dinophysis


Scientific names: Dinophysis comes from the Greek dinos, meaning whirl as in whirlpool and physis, also of Greek origin, meaning plant.

Other scientific names: Delvis Phalacroma, Pseudophalacroma, Prodinophysis, Metadinophysis and Pseudophalacroma.


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