Gyrodinium aureolum Hulburt 1957
Publication Details
Gyrodinium aureolum Hulburt 1957: 209, pl. 2: figs 8, 9
Published in: Hulburt, E.M. (1957). The taxonomy of unarmored Dinophyceae of shallow embayments on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Biological Bulletin (Woods Hole) 112: 196-219.
Original description: 
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 Gymnodinium aureolum (Hulburt) Gert Hansen.
Source of Synonymy
Hansen, G., Daugbjerg, N. & Henriksen, P. (2000). Comparative study of Gymnodinium mikimotoi and Gymnodinium aureolum comb. nov. (=Gyrodinium aureolum) based on morphology, pigment composition and molecular data. Journal of Phycology 36: 394-410.
Type Information
Type locality: USA: Massachusetts: Great Pond, Barnstable County; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 November 2024
