Amphidinium tenagodes T.M.Harris 1940
Publication Details
Amphidinium tenagodes T.M.Harris 1940: 20, fig. 5 J-M
Published in: Harris, T.M. (1940). A contribution to the knowledge of the British freshwater Dinoflagellata. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 152(1): 1-33.
Publication date: February 1940
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amphidinium is Amphidinium operculatum Claparède & Lachmann.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Prosoaulax lacustris (F.Stein) Calado & Moestrup.
Source of Synonymy
Lewis, J.M. & Dodge, J.D. (2011). Dinophyta (Dinoflagellates). In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Second edition. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 250-274. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Type Information
Type locality: "found in water with many dead leaves in March in the University grounds, Reading..." [Berkshire, England]; (Harris 1940: 20)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 May 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
