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Peridinium (Dinophyceae)

Peridinium limbatum
Characterized by cellulose plates extended both fore and aft.
(Ventral view)

Peridinium limbatum
Characterized by cellulose plates extended both fore and aft.
(Dorsal view)

Peridinium limbatum
Characterized by cellulose plates extended both fore and aft.
(Dorsal view on left, ventral on right)
Modified from images posted at aves.net_algaeweb by Susan Carty and Victor Fazio, Dept. of Biology, Heidelberg College, Tiffin OH 44883 USA.

Peridinium sp. from New Hampshire USA

Dinoflagellate cyst, perhaps from Peridinium, New Hampshire USA

Peridinium limbatum, 4 July 2010, Upper Carter Notch Pond, NH, USA
Collected by John C. Baker, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA

Peridinium limbatum, 4 July 2010, Upper Carter Notch Pond, NH, USA
Collected by John C. Baker, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH USA

Ceratium sp. from Casco Bay off Falmouth, Maine USA 31 Oct 2011

Ceratium sp. from Casco Bay off Falmouth, Maine USA 31 Oct 2011

Peridinium sp. from Highland Lake, Maine USA
Collected by John C. Baker, University of New Hampshire, Durham

Peridinium sp. from Highland Lake, Maine USA -- empty 'shell'
Collected by John C. Baker, University of New Hampshire, Durham

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