Cochlodinium polykrikoides Margalef 1961
Publication Details
Cochlodinium polykrikoides Margalef 1961: 76, fig. 27
Published in: Margalef, R. (1961). Hidrografía y fitoplancton de un área marina de la costa meridional de Puerto Rico. Investigación Perquera 18(1): 33-96.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cochlodinium is Cochlodinium strangulatum (F.Schütt) F.Schütt.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Margalefidinium polykrikoides (Margalef) F.Gómez, Richlen & D.M.Anderson.
Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F., Richlen, M.L. & Anderson, D.M. (2017). Molecular characterization and morphology of Cochlodinium strangulatum, the type species of Cochlodinium, and Margalefidinium gen. nov. for C. polykrikoides and allied species (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae). Harmful Algae 63: 32–44, 5 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Caribbean Sea: Puerto Rico; (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 21) Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 21) Notes: Bahia Fosforescente, Puerto Rico (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 March 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 06 August 2019
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Nomenclatural note
Harmful species (Lassus et al. 2017). - (18 May 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Usage note
Faust & Gulledge (2002: 22) note is a known red tide species associated with large fish kills and economic loss in Japanese and Korean waters. Please consult original reference for further details.
Harmful species - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025
