Cochlodinium citron Kofoid & Swezy 1921
Publication Details
Cochlodinium citron Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 358, fig. HH: 12; pl. 7, fig. 79
Published in: Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California 5: i-viii, 1-562.
Request PDFType 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 citron (Kofoid & Swezy) 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.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 30 August 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025
