Amphidinium microcephalum R.E.Norris 1961
Publication Details
Amphidinium microcephalum R.E.Norris 1961: 177, fig. 26
Published in: Norris, R.E. (1961). Observations on phytoplankton organisms collected on the N.Z.O.I. Pacific cruise, September 1958. New Zealand Journal of Science 4: 162-188.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amphidinium is Amphidinium operculatum Claparède & Lachmann.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphidinium carterae Hulburt.
Source of Synonymy
Murray, S., Flø Jørgensen, M., Daugbjerg, N. & Rhodes, L. (2004). Amphidinium revisited. II. Rseolving species boundaries in the Amphidinium operculatum species complex (Dinophyceae), including the descriptions of Amphidinium trulla sp. nov. and Amphidinium gibbosum. comb. nov.. Journal of Phycology 40(2): 366-382.
Type Information
Type locality: Station B67 of N.Z.O.I. Pacific Cruise, Sept. 1958, East of Curtis I., Kermadec group; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), little head.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 May 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 September 2024
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 December 2024
