Kryptoperidinium

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Kryptoperidinium is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the family Peridiniaceae.{{cite web |title=Kryptoperidinium Lindemann, 1924 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/3205474 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=27 April 2021 |language=en}}

The genus has a remarkable evolutionary history, being a tertiary endosymbiont.{{cite journal |last1=Chan |first1=Cheong Xin |last2=Bhattacharya |first2=Debashish |year=2010 |title=The Origin of Plastids |journal=Nature Education |volume=3 |issue=9 |page=84}} It has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

• Kryptoperidinium foliaceum (F.Stein) Er.Lindem.