Oxytoxum ovale J.Schiller 1937
Publication Details
Oxytoxum ovale J.Schiller 1937: 456, fig. 509
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: "Vorkommen: Adria. In einem Zentrifugenfang ein Individuum gesehen." [Adriatic]; (Schiller 1937: 456)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 April 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
