Spirodinium spirale (Bergh) Schütt 1896

Gyrodinium spirale (Bergh) Kofoid & Swezy

Current name: Gyrodinium spirale (Bergh) Kofoid & Swezy
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Waterfront Park, Lugol's, 1000x, DIC - 05 July 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)

Publication Details
Spirodinium spirale (Bergh) Schütt 1896: 5, fig. 6.

Published in: Schütt, F. (1896). Peridiniales (Peridineae, Dinoflagellata, Cilioflagellata, arthrodele Flagellaten). Bacillariales (Diatomeae). In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien...I. Teil. Abt. 1b. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 1-153. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann.

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Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gyrodinium spirale (Bergh) Kofoid & Swezy.

Basionym
Gymnodinium spirale Bergh

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: 02 December 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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