Gymnodinium linucheae Trench & Thinh 1995
Publication Details
Gymnodinium linucheae Trench & Thinh 1995: 150, figs 1-13
Published in: Trench, R.K. & Thinh, L.-V. (1995). Gymnodinium linucheae sp. nov. : the dinoflagellate symbiont of the jellyfish Linuche unguiculata. European Journal of Phycology 30(2): 149-154, 13 figs, 1 table.
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 Symbiodinium linucheae (Trench & Thinh) LaJeunesse.
Source of Synonymy
LaJeunesse, T.C., Parkinson, J.E., Gabrielson, P.W., Jeong, H.J., Reimer, J.D., Voolstra,, C.R. & Santos, S.R. (2018). Systematic revision of Symbiodiniaceae highlights the antiquity and diversity of coral endosymbionts. Current Biology 28: 1-11.
Type Information
Type locality: Exuma Keys, Bahamas; (Trench & Thinh 1995: 150) Holotype: figs 12, 13: Dr Roberto Iglesias-Prieto; April 1989; in Linuche unguiculata, collected from surface waters (0.5 -2.0 m); Trench Symbiotic Dinoflagellate cultur Collection, Dept. Biol. Sc., Univ. California at Santa Barbara; 368 (Trench & Thinh 1995: 150, 149)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 October 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 September 2024