Gymnodinium impar T.M.Harris 1939
Publication Details
Gymnodinium impar T.M.Harris 1939: 9, figs 2 J-L
Published in: Harris, T.M. (1940). A contribution to the knowledge of the British freshwater Dinoflagellata. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 152(1): 1-33.
Publication date: February 1940
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gymnodinium triceratium Skuja.
Source of Synonymy
Moestrup, Ø. & Calado, A.J. (2018). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Dinophyceae. Vol. 6 pp. [i]-xii, [1]-560, 421 figures. Berlin: Springer Spektrum.
Type Information
Type locality: "This species is common in winter and spring in peaty lakes, pools, and ditches : it was noticed in water from similar pools in the Lake District." [England]; (Harris 1940: 9)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 30 May 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
