Gyrodinium flavescens Kofoid & Swezy 1921
Publication Details
Gyrodinium flavescens Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 302, fig. CC: 16; pl. 4: fig. 39
Published in: Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California 5: i-viii, 1-562.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gyrodinium is Gyrodinium spirale (Bergh) Kofoid & Swezy.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Torquentidium flavescens (Kofoid & Swezy) H.H.Shin, Zhun Li & Matsuoka.
Type Information
Type locality: Pacific off La Jolla, California; (Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 302) Type: August; (Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 302)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), yellowing; becoming yellow.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 June 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 17 March 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024