Alexandrium peruvianum (Balech & Mendiola) Balech & Tangen 1985
Publication Details
Alexandrium peruvianum (Balech & Mendiola) Balech & Tangen 1985: 342
Published in: 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.
Request PDFPublication date: December 30 1985
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Alexandrium is Alexandrium minutum Halim.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen.
Source of Synonymy
Kremp, A., Tahvanainen, P., Litaker, W., Krock, B., Suikkanen, S., Leaw, C.P. & Tomas, C. (2014). Phylogenetic relationships. morphological variation, and toxin patterns in the Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) complex: implications for species boundaries and identities . Journal of Phycology 50(1): 81-100.
Basionym
Gonyaulax peruviana E.Balech & B.R.E. de Mendiola
Type Information
Type locality: Peru: off Callao; (INA 1996) not indicated: 10-25.iii.1976; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 21 February 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
