Gyrodinium falcatum Kofoid & Swezy 1921
Publication Details
Gyrodinium falcatum Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 299, fig. CC: 11
Published in: Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California 5: i-viii, 1-562.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gyrodinium is Gyrodinium spirale (Bergh) Kofoid & Swezy.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseliodinium fusus (F.Schütt) F.Gómez.
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic (?) or Bay of Naples; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a sickle.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 August 2002 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
Last updated: 11 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024