Gambierdiscus silvae S.Fraga & F.Rodríguez 2014
Publication Details
Gambierdiscus silvae S.Fraga & F.Rodríguez 2014: 850, fig. 2 A [holotype]
Published in: Fraga, S. & Rodríguez, F. (2014). Genus Gambierdiscus in the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic Ocean) with description of Gambierdiscus silvae sp. nov., a new potentially toxic epiphytic benthic dinoflagellate. Protist 165: 839-853.
Publication date: on-line 7 October 2014
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gambierdiscus is Gambierdiscus toxicus R.Adachi & Y.Fukuyo.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "La Puntilla, (28° 8.89' N, 15° 25.95' W) Las Palmas, Canary Islands, NE Atlantic Ocean."; (Fraga & Rodríguez 2014: 850) Holotype: 18.ii.2010; epiphytic, tidal pool; Senckenberg Res. Inst.and Nat. Hist. Mus.; SEM stub CEDiT2014H47 (from culture stain VGO1022) (Fraga & Rodríguez 2014: 850, fig 2A) Notes: Isotype: CEDiT2014148 (formalin-fixed sample).
Eponomy
"...dedicated to the late Dr. Estela Sousa e Silva, a Portuguese researcher..."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 January 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 June 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 December 2024
