Gymnodinium fuscum var. cornifax (A.J.Schilling) Playfair 1913
Current name:
Cystodinium cornifax (A.J.Schilling) G.A.Klebs
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Pond, Lugol's, 400x, DIC - 16 April 2011. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Gymnodinium fuscum var. cornifax (A.J.Schilling) Playfair 1913: 145
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1913). Plankton of the Sydney water-supply. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 512-552, 5 pls.
Request PDFType 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 Gymnodinium australe Playfair.
Basionym
Glenodinium cornifax A.J.Schilling
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), a sombre brown, but often used to indicate darkness of colour (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 April 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
