Gymnodinium caudatum Prescott 1944
Publication Details
Gymnodinium caudatum Prescott 1944: 371, pl. 4: figs 14-16
Published in: Prescott, G.W. (1944). New species and varieties of Wisconsin algae. Farlowia 1(3): 347-385, 5 pls.
Request PDFPublication date: "January 1944" 15 May 1944 [INA]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 16 October 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
