Gymnodinium vitiligo D.Ballantine 1956
Publication Details
Gymnodinium vitiligo D.Ballantine 1956: 468, figs. 1-5
Published in: Ballantine, D. (1956). Two new marine species of Gymnodinium isolated from the Plymouth area. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 35: 467-474.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Karlodinium vitiligo (D.Ballantine) J.Larsen.
Source of Synonymy
Daugbjerg, N., Hansen, G., Larsen, J. & Moestrup, Ø. (2000). Phylogeny of some of the major genera of dinoflagellates based on ultrastructure and partial LSU rDNA sequence data, including the erection of three new genera of unarmoured dinoflagellates. Phycologia 39: 302-317.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 September 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
