Gymnodinium spirale Bergh 1882

Gyrodinium spirale (Bergh) Kofoid & Swezy

Current name: Gyrodinium spirale (Bergh) Kofoid & Swezy
Poulsbo, Washington, USA; Liberty Bay Marina, 1000x, DIC - 08 August 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)

Publication Details
Gymnodinium spirale Bergh 1882: 253, figs 70, 71

Published in: Bergh, R.S. (1881). Der Organismus der Cilioflagellaten. Eine phylogenetische Studie. Morphologisches Jahrbuch 7: 177-288, 5 pls [XII-XVI].

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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 Gyrodinium spirale (Bergh) Kofoid & Swezy.

Type Information
Type locality: Denmark: Strib (isl. Fyen); (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 September 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 January 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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