Philozoon colossum LaJeunese, M.Nitschke & Suggett 2021
Publication Details
Philozoon colossum LaJeunese, M.Nitschke & Suggett 2021: 173, fig. 14
Published in: LaJeunesse T.C., Wiedenmann, J., Casado-Amezúa, P., D'Ambra, I., Turnham, K.E., Nitschke, M.R., Oakley, C.A., Goffrado, S., Spano, C.A., Cubillos, V.M., Davy, S.K. & Duggett, D.J. (2021 '2022'). Revival of Philozoon Geddes for host-specialized dinoflagellates, 'zooxanthellae', in animals from coastal temperate zones of northern and southern hemispheres. European Journal of Phycology 57(2): 166-180.
Publication date: 2021
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Philozoon is Philozoon medusarum Geddes.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Sydney Harbour, Australia (33°49'31.31"S, 151°15'46.25"E); (LaJeunesse & al. 2021: 173) Holotype: Matthew R. Nitschke; 2015; intracellular symbiont of the alcyonacean soft coral Capnella gaboensis; shallow marine habitat; US; 227758 (LaJeunesse & al. 2021: 173)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 June 2022 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 June 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 October 2024