Dissodinium lunula (F.Schütt) G.A.Klebs 1916
Current name: Pyrocystis lunula (F.Schütt) F.Schütt - 04 February 2011. John Dolan (dolan@obs-vlfr.fr)
Publication Details
Dissodinium lunula (F.Schütt) G.A.Klebs 1916: 36
Published in: Pascher, A. (1916). Studien über die rhizopodiale Entwicklung der Flagellaten. Archiv für Protistenkunde 36: 82-136.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Dissodinium.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pyrocystis lunula (F.Schütt) F.Schütt.
Basionym
Gymnodinium lunula F.Schütt
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Ostsee, Nordsee, Mittelmeer, Atlantic (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of luna, moon (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 23 January 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
