Phalacroma argus F.Stein 1883
Publication Details
Phalacroma argus F.Stein 1883: pl. XVIII [18]: figs 15-17
Published in: Stein, F. von (1883). Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen forschungen in systematischere Reihenfolge bearbeitet. III. Abtheilung. II. Hälfte die Naturgeschichte der Arthrodelen Flagellaten. pp. 1-30, pls I-XXV. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phalacroma is Phalacroma porodictyum F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dinophysis argus (Stein) Abé.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latinised), Latinised form of the Greek, argos, white; the hundred-eyed keeper of Io, killed by Mercury at the command of Jupiter (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 09 April 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 November 2024
