Symbiodinium minutum LaJeunesse, J.E.Parkinson & J.D.Reimer 2012
Publication Details
Symbiodinium minutum LaJeunesse, J.E.Parkinson & J.D.Reimer 2012: 1383
Published in: LaJeunesse, T.C., Parkinson, J.E. & Reimer, J.D. (2012). A genetics-based description of Symbiodinium minutum sp. nov. and S. psygmophilum sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), two dinoflagellates symbiotic with cnidaria. Journal of Phycology 48(6): 1380-1391.
Request PDFPublication date: 2012
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Symbiodinium is Symbiodinium natans Gert Hansen & Daugbjerg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Breviolum minutum (LaJeunesse, J.E.Parkinson & J.D.Reimer) J.E.Parkinson & LaJeunesse.
Source of Synonymy
LaJeunesse, T.C., Parkinson, J.E., Gabrielson, P.W., Jeong, H.J., Reimer, J.D., Voolstra,, C.R. & Santos, S.R. (2018). Systematic revision of Symbiodiniaceae highlights the antiquity and diversity of coral endosymbionts. Current Biology 28: 1-11.
Type Information
Type locality: Florida Keys, USA; (LaJeunesse et al. 2012: 1383) Holotype: [originally isolated in mid-1970s by David A.Schoenberg]; from the brown sea anemone Aiptasia sp.; Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (East Boothbay, Maine, USA); cryopreserved culture strain CCMP 2460 (LaJeunesse et al. 2012: 1383)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 February 2013 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 August 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 December 2024
