Dinophysis acuminata Claparède & Lachmann 1859
Current name:
Dinophysis acuminata Claparède & Lachmann
The characteristics of this genus such as the high girdle with lists giving the form of a collar, the flattened cell with the sulcus running down the right hand edge of the picture, also with a list giving the form of a sail, make it relatively easy to idRobin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Dinophysis acuminata Claparède & Lachmann 1859: 408, pl. 20: fig. 17
Published in: Claparède, É. & Lachmann, J. (1859). Études sur les infusoires et les rhizopodes. Mémoires de l'Institut National Genevois 6: 261-482.
Request PDFType 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: North Sea: Norway; (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 24) Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 24) Notes: North Sea, near Glesnaes, Norway (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 May 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 November 2024
