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Definition of Peridiniidae
1. Noun. Marine and freshwater dinoflagellates.
Exact synonyms: Family Peridiniidae
Generic synonyms: Protoctist Family
Group relationships: Cilioflagellata, Dinoflagellata, Order Cilioflagellata, Order Dinoflagellata
Member holonyms: Genus Peridinium, Peridinium, Peridinian
Generic synonyms: Protoctist Family
Group relationships: Cilioflagellata, Dinoflagellata, Order Cilioflagellata, Order Dinoflagellata
Member holonyms: Genus Peridinium, Peridinium, Peridinian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peridiniidae
Literary usage of Peridiniidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the Infusoria: Including a Description of All Known Flagellate by William Saville-Kent (1880)
"... of the Peridiniidae, and further predicates the evolution of the Peritrichous
Ciliata through Mesodinium from out of the Cilio-Flagellate order ..."
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