Balechina marianiae F.J.R.Taylor 1976
Publication Details
Balechina marianiae F.J.R.Taylor 1976: 113, 198, pl. 37: 441; pl. 40: fig. 480
Published in: Taylor, F.J.R. (1976). Dinoflagellates from the International Indian Ocean Expedition: A report on material collected by the R.V. "Anton Bruun". Bibliotheca Botanica 132: 1-234, 46 pls, 5 charts, 5 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Balechina is Balechina pachydermata (Kofoid & Swezy) Loeblich & A.R.Loeblich.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cucumeridinium coeruleum (Dogiel) F.Gomez, P.López-García, H,Takayama & D.Moreira.
Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F., López-García, P., Takayama, H. & Moreira, D. (2015). Balechina and the new genus Cucumeridinium gen. nov. (Dinophyceae), unarmored dinoflagellate with thick cell coverings. Journal of Phycology 51(6): 1088-1105.
Type Information
Type locality: north-central Bay of Bengal; (INA 1996) Iconotype: (INA 1996)
Eponomy
Named for Marian E.W. Slater, assistant to the author.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 January 2016
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
