Gymnodinium cestocoetes R.H.Thompson 1947

Publication Details
Gymnodinium cestocoetes R.H.Thompson 1947: 8, pl. 1: figs 10-14

Published in: Thompson, R.H. (1947). Fresh-water dinoflagellates of Maryland. Contributions from the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory 67: 3-24.

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Publication date: May 1947

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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 Biecheleria cestocoetes (R.H.Thompson) Moestrup.

Type Information
Type locality: "Collected Jan. and Feb. 1947 from a woodland swamp near Dublin, Maryland. Collected again from under ice in Feb. and March, from a small swamp at the head of Bush River estuary, near Belcamp, Maryland. The swamp is separated from the river by a highway fill."; (Thompson, 1947: 9)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 31 October 2002 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 25 October 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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