Gambierdiscus ruetzleri M.A.Faust, Litaker, Vandersea, Kibler, W.C.Holland & P.A.Tester 2009
Publication Details
Gambierdiscus ruetzleri M.A.Faust, Litaker, Vandersea, Kibler, W.C.Holland & P.A.Tester 2009: 371, 373, figs 43-59
Published in: Litaker, R.W., Vandersea, M.W., Faust, M.A., Kibler, S.R., Chinain, M., Holmes, M.J., Holland, W.C., & Tester, P.A. (2009). Taxonomy of Gambierdiscus including four new species, Gambierdiscus caribaeus, Gambierdiscus carolinianus, Gambierdiscus carpenteri and Gambierdiscus ruetzleri (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae). Phycologia 48(5): 344-390.
Request PDFPublication date: 2009
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gambierdiscus is Gambierdiscus toxicus R.Adachi & Y.Fukuyo.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fukuyoa ruetzleri (M.A.Faust, Litaker, Vandersea, Kibler, W.C.Holland & P.A.Tester) F.Gómez, D.X.Qiu, R.M.Lopes & Senjie Lin.
Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F., Qiu, D., Lopes, R.M. & Lin, S. (2015). Fukuyoa paulensis gen. et sp. nov., a new genus for the globular species of the dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus (Dinophyceae)
. Plos One 10(4 e0119676): 1-16.
Type Information
Type locality: South Water Cay, Belize, Central America (16º49'N, 88º05'W); (Litaker et al. 2009: 373) Holotype: Fig. 43: May 2004; from macroalgae collected at less than 1 m depth; Type Collection of Dinoflagellates, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institutution; SEM stub # 353 (Litaker et al. 2009: 373) Notes: Isotype: Figs 44-50; SEM stub # 353.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 December 2009 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 May 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
