Dinophysis lenticula Pavillard, nom. illeg. 1916

Publication Details
Dinophysis lenticula Pavillard, nom. illeg. 1916: 59, pl. 3, fig. 6

Published in: Pavillard, J. (1916). Recherches sur les Péridiniens du Golfe du Lion. Travail de l'Institut de botanique de l'Université de Montpellier et de la station zoologique de Cette, Série mixte, Mémoire No. 4: 1-70.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dinophysis is Dinophysis acuta Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dinophysis recurva Kofoid & Skogsberg.

Source of Synonymy
Schiller, J. (1931). Dinoflagellatae (Peridineae). In: Dr. L. Rabenhosrst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, 2. Aufl. 10. Bd 3. Abt. 1 Teil. (Kolkwitz, R. Eds), pp. 1-256. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), lens, freckle (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 August 2018

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Dinophysis lenticula Daday, 1888. - (10 April 2018) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025