Gessnerium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Loeblich & Loeblich III 1979
Publication Details
Gessnerium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Loeblich & Loeblich III 1979: 44
Published in: Taylor, D.L. & Seliger, H.W. (1979). Toxic dinoflagellate blooms. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Toxic Dinoflagellate Blooms, Key Biscayne, Florida, October 31-November 5, 1978 . pp. [i]-xviii, [1]-505. New York, Amsterdam, Oxford: Elsevier/North-Holland.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gessnerium is Gessnerium mochimaense Halim.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen.
Source of Synonymy
Balech, E. & Tangen, K. (1985). Morphology and taxonomy of toxic species in the Tamarensis group (Dinophyceae): Alexandrium excavatum (Braarud) comb. nov. and Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) comb. nov. Sarsia 70(4): 333-343, 5 figs, 1 table.
Basionym
Goniodoma ostenfeldii Paulsen
Type Information
Type locality: Iceland; (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 15) Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 15)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 February 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 17 May 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
