Heterocapsa quadridentata F.Stein 1883
Publication Details
Heterocapsa quadridentata F.Stein 1883: 13, pl. IV [4]: fig. 3
Published in: Stein, F. von (1883). Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen forschungen in systematischere Reihenfolge bearbeitet. III. Abtheilung. II. Hälfte die Naturgeschichte der Arthrodelen Flagellaten. pp. 1-30, pls I-XXV. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (neotype) of the genus Heterocapsa is Heterocapsa steinii Tillmann, Gottschling, Hoppenrath, Kusber & Elbrächter.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Peridinium quadridentatum (F.Stein) Gert Hansen.
Source of Synonymy
Hansen, G. (1995). Analysis of the thecal plate pattern in the dinoflagellate Heterocapsa rotundata (Lohmann) comb. nov. (= Katodinium rotundatum (Lohmann) Loeblich). Phycologia 34(2): 166-170, 19 figs.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
