Gymnodinium pellucidum (Herdman) Flø Jørgensen & Sh.Murray, nom. inval. 2004
Publication Details
Gymnodinium pellucidum (Herdman) Flø Jørgensen & Sh.Murray, nom. inval. 2004: 362
Published in: Flø Jørgensen, M., Murray, S. and Daugbjerg, N. (2004). Amphidinium revisited. I. Redefinition of Amphidinium (Dinophyceae) based on cladistic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Journal of Phycology 40: 351-365, 6 figures.
Request PDFType 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 Gymnodinium venator Flo Jørgensen & Sh.Murray.
Basionym
Amphidinium pellucidum E.C.Herdman
Type Information
Type locality: "Occurring from time to time in scrapings of sand containing coloured dinoflagellates especially from south end of beach." [Port Erin, Isla of Man]; (Herdman 1922: 27)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pellucid, translucent but not hyaline (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 May 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 June 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024
