Amphidinium testudo E.C.Herdman 1924
Publication Details
Amphidinium testudo E.C.Herdman 1924: 76, figs 2-5
Published in: Herdman, E.C. (1924). Notes on dinoflagellates and other organisms causing discolouration of the sand at Port Erin IV. Proceedings and Transactions of the Liverpool Biological Society 38: 75-84.
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 Testudodinium testudo (E.C.Herdman) T.Horiguchi, M.Tamura, K.Katsumata & A.Yamaguchi.
Source of Synonymy
Horiguchi T., Tamura, M., Katsumata, K. & Yamaguchi, A. (2012). Testudodinium gen. nov. (Dinophyceae), a new genus of sand-dwelling dinoflagellates formerly classified in the genus Amphidinium. Phycological Research 60: 137-149, 32 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Erin [Isle of Man, Irish Sea]; (Herdman 1924: 76)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
