Amphidinium britannicum (E.C.Herdman) Lebour 1925
Publication Details
Amphidinium britannicum (E.C.Herdman) Lebour 1925: 27, pl. 2: figs 5, 6
Published in: Lebour, M.V. (1925). The dinoflagellates of northern seas. pp. [i]-vii, [1]-250. Plymouth: Published by the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amphidinium is Amphidinium operculatum Claparède & Lachmann.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Togula britannica (E.C.Herdman) Flø Jørgensen, Sh.Murray, & Daugbjerg.
Source of Synonymy
Jørgensen, M.F., Murray, S. & Daugbjerg, N. (2004). A new genus of athecate interstitial dinoflagellates, Togula gen. nov., previously encompassed within Amphidinium sensu lato: Inferred from light and electron microscopy and phylogenetic analyses of partial large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences. Phycological Research 52(3): 284-299.
Basionym
Amphidinium asymmetricum var. britannicum E.C.Herdman
Type Information
Type locality: Port Erin, Isle of Man ; (Jørgensen, Murray & Daugbjerg 2004: 289) Type: Beach, damp sand; (Jørgensen, Murray & Daugbjerg 2004: 289)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to or of Britain.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 June 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024
