Living cells (BF&DIC)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: Length 38-58 µm, width 30-38 µm.
Resting spore:
Note: Toxic, species-complex(?)
Distinctive features: Form and size
Similar species: D. norvegica
Distribution: Worldwide
Literature:
Balech, E. 1976a. Some norwegian Dinophysis species
(Dinoflagellata). Sarsia. 61: 75-94.
Hansen, G. & Larsen, J. 1992. Dinoflagellater i danske farvande. In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 45-155.
Larsen, J. & Ø. Moestrup. 1992. Potentially toxic phytoplankton. 2. Genus Dinophysis (Dinophyceae). In: (Lindley eds.) ICES Identification leaflets for plankton. International Council for the exploration of the sea, Copenhagen, pp. 1-12.
Lee, J.-S., Igarashi,T., Fraga, S., Dahl, E., Hovgaard, P. & Yasumoto, T. 1989. Determination of diarrhetic shellfish toxins in various dinoflagellate species. J. appl. Phycol. 1: 147-152.
Steidinger, K. A. & Tangen, K. 1996. Dinoflagellates. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, p. 387-584.