Thecadinium acanthium Hoppenrath 2000
Publication Details
Thecadinium acanthium Hoppenrath 2000: 101, figs 7, 8, 20-22, 51-60
Published in: Hoppenrath, M. (2000). Morphology and taxonomy of the marine sand-dwelling genus Thecadinium (Dinophyceae), with the description of two new species from the North German Wadden Sea. Phycologia 39: 96-108, 69 figs, 6 tables.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Thecadinium is Thecadinium petasatum Kofoid & Skogsberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Carinadinium acanthium (Hoppenrath) Hoppenrath.
Source of Synonymy
Hoppenrath, M., Reñé, A., Satta, C.T., Yamaguchi, A. & Selina, M.S. (2021). Molecular phylogeny and morphology of Carinadinium gen. nov. (Dinophyceae, Gonyaulacales), including marine sand-dwelling dinoflagellate species formerly classified within Thecadinium. European Journal of Protistology 81(125835): 1–21, 1 figure, 4 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: the bend between the steep beach face and the gentle sand flat just south of List harbour (55°00.85'N, 08°06.30'E) on the island of Sylt, Germany; (Hoppenrath 2000: 101) Holotype: fig. 52: (Hoppenrath 2000: 101)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 November 2021
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025
