| Takayama helix | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Myzozoa |
| Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | Gymnodiniales |
| Family: | Kareniaceae |
| Genus: | Takayama |
| Species: | T. helix |
| Binomial name | |
| Takayama helix De Salas et al., 2003 | |
Takayama helix is a species of dinoflagellate with sigmoid apical grooves first found in Tasmanian and South African waters. [1] It contains fucoxanthin and its derivatives as its main accessory pigments.
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Takayama helix has an apical groove being practically straight while still clearly bent. It possesses one ventral pore. It has various peripheral, strap-shaped, spiraling chloroplasts with unique pyrenoids and an ellipsoidal nucleus. [1]
