Thecadinium yashimaense S.Yoshimatsu, S.Toriumi & J.D.Dodge 2004
Publication Details
Thecadinium yashimaense S.Yoshimatsu, S.Toriumi & J.D.Dodge 2004: 216, figs 5, 31-38, 50
Published in: Yoshimatsu, S., Toriumi, S. & Dodge, J.D. (2004). Morphology and taxonomy of five marine sand-dwelling Thecadinium species (Dinophyceae) from Japan, including four new species: Thecadinium arenarium sp. nov., Thecadinium ovatum sp. nov., Thecadinium striatum sp. nov. & Thecadinium yashimaense sp. nov. Phycological Research 52(3): 211-223.
Request PDFPublication date: September 2004
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Thecadinium is Thecadinium petasatum Kofoid & Skogsberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Yashima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan; (Yoshimatsu, Toriumi & Dodge 2004: 216) Holotype: Fig. 31 (epitype) Marine, sand-dwelling; (Yoshimatsu, Toriumi & Dodge 2004: 216) Notes: Isotypes: figs 32 and 33.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Cells elliptical in shape, photosynthetic with brown chloroplasts, 44-65 µm in length, 23-36 µm in width. Epitheca conical with an apical pore. Cingulum making a strong left-handed spiral. Plate formula: Po, 3', 1a, 6", 5c, 4s, 5"', 1"". Hypotheca conical with one antapical plate.
Habitat
Marine, sand-dwelling
Created: 02 December 2004 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 26 June 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
