karlodinium ballantinum karlodinium ballantinum karlodinium ballantinum is a species of unarmored dinoflagellates from the genus karlodinium. it was first isolated from the australian region of the southern ocean. it is small-sized and is characterized by its very short apical groove. it is considered potentially ichthyotoxic. karlodinium ballantinum scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: sar clade: alveolata phylum: myzozoa superclass: dinoflagellata class: dinophyceae order: gymnodiniales family: kareniaceae genus: karlodinium species: k. ballantinum binomial name karlodinium ballantinumde salas