Karenia umbella Salas, Bolch & Hallegraeff 2004
Publication Details
Karenia umbella Salas, Bolch & Hallegraeff 2004: 168, figs 2–13
Published in: Salas, M.F. de, Bolch, C.J.S. & Hallegraeff, G.M. (2004). Karenia umbella sp. nov. (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae), a new potentially ichthyotoxic dinoflagellate species from Tasmania, Australia. Phycologia 43: 166-175.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Karenia is Karenia brevis (C.C.Davis) Gert Hansen & Moestrup.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Karenia longicanalis Z.B.Yang, I.J.Hodgkiss & Gert Hansen.
Source of Synonymy
Wang, J.Y., Cen, J.Y., Li, S., Lü, S.H., Moestrup, Ø., Chan, K.-K., Jaing, T. & Lei, X.D. (2018). A re-investigation of the bloom-forming unarmored dinoflagellate Karenia longicanalis (syn. Karenia umbella from Chinese coastal waters. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 36(6): 2202-2215, 7 figs, 5 tables.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Taranna, Tasmania, Australia; (Salas, Bolch & Hallegraeff 2004: 168) Holotype: October 2001; (Salas, Bolch & Hallegraeff 2004: 168) Notes: Holotype: Figure 6, from strain KUTN05. Culture deposited in the University of Tasmania Harmful Algae Culture Collection.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), A sunshade, parasol, or umbrella..
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 June 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 28 May 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
