Episemicolon F.Gómez & L.F.Artigas, 2019
Holotype species: Episemicolon affine (H.Inoue & Y.Fukuyo) F.Gómez & L.F.Artigas
Currently accepted name for the type species: Alexandrium affine (H.Inoue & Y.Fukuyo) Balech
Original publication and holotype designation: Gómez, F. & Artigas, L.F. (2019). Redefinition of the dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium based on Centrodinium: Reinstatement of Gessnerium and Protogonyaulax, and Episemicolon gen. nov. (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae). Journal of Marine Biology (Hindawi) 2019(1284104): 1-17, 6 fig., 1 table.
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Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alexandrium.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as neuter.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Mertens, K.N. Adachi, M., Anderson, D.M., Band-Schmidt, C.J., Bravo, I., Brosnahan, M.L., Bolch, C.J.S., Calado, A.J., Caronell-Moore, M.C.C., Chomérat, N., Elbrächter, M., Figueroa, R.I., Fraga, S., Gárate-Lizárraga, I., Garcés, E., Gu, H.F., Hallegraeff, G., Hess, P., Hoppenrath, M., Horiguchi, T., Iwataki, M., Uwe, J., Kremp, A., Larsen, J., Leaw, C.P., Li, Z., Lim, P.T., Litaker, W., MacKensie, L., Masseret, E., Matsuoka, K., Moestrup, Ø., Montressor, M., Nagai, S., Nézan, E., Nishimurea, T., Okolodkov, Y.B., Orlova, T.Y., Reñé, A., Sampedro, N., Satta, C.T., Shin, H.H., Siano, R., Smith, K.F., Steidinger, K., Takano, Y., Tillmann, U., Wolny, J., Yamaguchi, A. & Murray, S. (2020). Morphological and phylogenetic data do not support the split of Alexandrium into four genera. Harmful Algae 98(101902): , 2 tables.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
