Gymnodinium glandula E.C.Herdman 1924
Publication Details
Gymnodinium glandula E.C.Herdman 1924: 81, figs 30, 31
Published in: Herdman, E.C. (1924). Notes on dinoflagellates and other organisms causing discolouration of the sand at Port Erin IV. Proceedings and Transactions of the Liverpool Biological Society 38: 75-84.
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 Aduncodinium glandula (E.C.Herdman) N.S.Kang, H.J.Jeong & Moestrup.
Source of Synonymy
Kang, N.S., Jeong, H.J., Moestrup, Ø., Jang, T.Y., Lee, S.Y. & Lee, M.J. (2015). Aduncodinium gen. nov. and A. glandula comb. nov. (Dinophyceae, Pfiesteriaceae), from coastal waters off Korea: morphology and molecular characterization. Harmful Algae 41: 25-37, 8 figs 5 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: on the shore at Port Erin, Isle of Man; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), little gland (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 20 September 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024
