Speroidium Moestrup & Calado, 2018

Holotype species: Speroidium fungiforme (Anisimova) Moestrup & Calado

Original publication and holotype designation: Moestrup, Ø. & Calado, A.J. (2018). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Dinophyceae. Vol. 6 pp. [i]-xii, [1]-560, 421 figures. Berlin: Springer Spektrum.

Description: Cells fungiform, epicone longer and wider than hypocone. Plate formula apc, 4?, 2a, 6'', ?c, ?s, 5''', 2''''.

Information contributed by: Moestrup & Calado (2018). The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-06-14 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as neuter.

Comments: According to Moestrup & Calado (2018: 294), the clone known as "Bullet" (strain VDH034S) by Seaborn et al. (2006) agrees in shape with Anisimova's (1926) and Spero's (1982) material and can be considered to represent this species.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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