Xanthodiscus vacillans Schewiakoff 1892
Publication Details
Xanthodiscus vacillans Schewiakoff 1892: 551
Published in: Schewiakoff, W.T. (1892). Über die geographische Verbreitung der Süsswasser-Protozoen. Verhandlungen des Naturhistorisch-Medizinischen Vereins zu Heidelberg 4(5): 544-567.
Request PDFPublication date: 1892
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Xanthodiscus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Prorocentrum lima (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Source of Synonymy
Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1987). Prorocentrum playfairi and Prorocentrum foveolata, two new dinoflagellates from Australian freshwaters. British Phycological Journal 22(1): 67-75.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 July 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
