Dinophysis caudata Kent 1881

Publication Details
Dinophysis caudata Kent 1881: 455, 460, no fig.

Published in: Kent, W.S. (1880). A manual of the Infusoria; including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate and tentaculiferous Protozoa, British and foreign, and an account of the organisation and affinities of the sponges. Vol. 1 pp. 145-472, 8 plates. London: David Bogue.

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Publication date: November 1880

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dinophysis is Dinophysis acuta Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Adriatic Sea: near Fano (coll. Castracane); (INA 1996) Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 27)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 September 2021

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024

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