Protodinifer marinum Kofoid & Swezy 1921
Publication Details
Protodinifer marinum Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 115
Published in: Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California 5: i-viii, 1-562.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Protodinifer is Protodinifer tentaculatum Kofoid & Swezy.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pronoctiluca pelagica Fabre-Domergue.
Source of Synonymy
Dodge, J.D. (1982). Marine dinoflagellates of the British Isles. pp. 1-303, 35 figs, pls I-VIII. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in the sea (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 September 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 November 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024