Oxytoxum caudatum Schiller 1937
Current name:
Oxytoxum caudatum Schiller
This genus is characterised by both apex and antapex being pointed.Robin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Oxytoxum caudatum Schiller 1937: 454, fig. 504
Published in: Schiller, J. (1937). Dinoflagellatae (Peridineae). In: Dr. L. Rabenhosrst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, 2. Aufl. X. Band, 3. Abt. 2. Teil. (Rabenhorst, L. Eds), pp. 321-590, i-vii. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Oxytoxum is Oxytoxum scolopax F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Adria 100 m." [Adriatic]; (Schiller 1937: 454)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
