Glenodinium pusillum Penard 1891
Publication Details
Glenodinium pusillum Penard 1891: 52, pl. IV [4]: figs 1-4
Published in: Penard, E. (1891). Les Péridiniacées du Léman. Bulletin des Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 6: 1-63.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Glenodinium is Glenodinium cinctum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Parvodinium pusillum (Penard) Carty.
Source of Synonymy
Carty, S. (2008). Parvodinium gen. nov. for the Umbonatum Group of Peridinium (Dinophyceae). Ohio Journal of Science 108: 103-107.
Type Information
Switzerland: Lake Geneva;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 19 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 December 2024