Steiniella complanata Cleve 1903
Publication Details
Steiniella complanata Cleve 1903: 371, fig. 1 (as 'Steiniella? complanata')
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1903). Report on plankton collected by Mr Thorild Wulff during a voyage to and from Bombay. Archiv för Zoologi 1: 329-371, 2 figs.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Steiniella is Steiniella fragilis F.Schütt.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Centrodinium complanatum (Cleve) Kofoid.
Source of Synonymy
Kofoid, C.A. (1907). Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross" from October 1904 to March 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., Commanding. IX. New species of dinoflagellates. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 50: 161-207.
Type Information
Typ locality: "Sparingly off Gibraltar and in the Mediterranean"; (Cleve 1903: 371)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened out, usually in one plane (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 October 2010 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 March 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
