Gymnodinium uncatenum (Hulburt) Hallegraeff 2002
Publication Details
Gymnodinium uncatenum (Hulburt) Hallegraeff 2002: 40
Published in: Hallegraeff, G.M. (2002). Aquaculturists Guide to Harmful Australian Microalgae. 2nd ed. pp. 1-136. Hobart: University of Tasmania.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Levanderina fissa (Levander) Moestrup, Hakanen, Gert Hansen, Daugbjerg & M.Ellegaard.
Source of Synonymy
Moestrup, O., Hakanen, P., Hansen, G., Daugbjerg, N. & Ellegaard, M. (2014). On Levanderina fissa gen. & comb. nov. (Dinophyceae) (syn. Gymnodinium fissum, Gyrodinium instriatum, Gyr. uncatenum), a dinoflagellate with a very unusual sulcus. Phycologia 53(3): 265-292, 77 figs.
Basionym
Gyrodinium uncatenum Hulburt
Type Information
Type locality: Uncatena Island, Barnstable Co., Mass. U.S.A.; (Hulburt 1957: 217) Notes: According to Dodge (1982: 107) the type locality is Woods Hole, USA
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 June 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 05 June 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 June 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 January 2025
