Amphidinium amphidinioides (Geitler) J.Schiller 1932
Publication Details
Amphidinium amphidinioides (Geitler) J.Schiller 1932: 278
Published in: Schiller, J. (1932). Dinoflagellatae (Peridineae). In: Dr. L. Rabenhosrst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, 2. Aufl. 10. Bd 3. Abt. 1 Teil. (Kolkwitz, R. Eds), pp. 257-432. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H.
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 Nusuttodinium amphidinioides (Geitler) Y.Takano & T.Horiguchi.
Source of Synonymy
Takano, Y., Yamaguchi, H., Inouye, I., Moestrup, Ø. & Horiguchi, T. (2014). Phylogeny of five species of Nusuttodinium gen. nov. (Dinophyceae), a genus of unarmoured kleptoplastidic
dinoflagellates. Protist 165: 759-778.
Basionym
Gymnodinium amphidinioides Geitler
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 February 2021
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Taxonomic note
Does not belong in Amphidinium sensu stricto. Phylogenetic affinities are uncertain and require additional studies (Calado & Moestrup, 2005). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 March 2025
