Ornithocercus galea (Pouchet) Abé 1967
Publication Details
Ornithocercus galea (Pouchet) Abé 1967: 83
Published in: Abé, T.H. (1967). The armoured Dinoflagellata: II. Prorocentridae and Dinophysidae (C). -Ornithocercus, Histioneis, Amphisolenia and others. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 15(2): 79-116.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ornithocercus is Ornithocercus magnificus F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ornithocercus assimilis Jørgensen.
Source of Synonymy
Wilke, T., Zinssmeister, C. & Hoppenroth, M. (2018). Morphological variability within the marine dinoflagellate Ornithocercus quadratus (Dinophysales, Dinophyceae) - evidence for three separate morphospecies. Phycologia 57(5): 555-571.
Basionym
Dinophysis galea C..H.G.Pouchet
Type Information
Type locality: France: Carry near Marseille; (INA 1996)
Created: 17 April 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 September 2018
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Taxonomic note
Onithocercus quadratus Schütt ? [entry already made]. - (26 September 2018) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2025
