Gymnodinium brevisulcatum F.H.Chang 1999
Publication Details
Gymnodinium brevisulcatum F.H.Chang 1999: 379, figs 2-16
Published in: Chang, F.H. (1999). Gymnodinium brevisulcatum sp. nov. (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae), a new species isolated from the 1998 summer toxic bloom in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. Phycologia 38(5): 377-384, 21 figs, 2 tables.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Karenia brevisulcata (F.H.Chang) Gert Hansen & Moestrup.
Source of Synonymy
Daugbjerg, N., Hansen, G., Larsen, J. & Moestrup, Ø. (2000). Phylogeny of some of the major genera of dinoflagellates based on ultrastructure and partial LSU rDNA sequence data, including the erection of three new genera of unarmoured dinoflagellates. Phycologia 39: 302-317.
Type Information
Type locality: Wellington Harbour, New Zealand; (Chang 1999: 378) Holotype: Figs 7-11: 1998; (Chang 1999: 379, 378)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 May 2017
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Usage note
Very toxic (Chang 1999). - (22 August 2012) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025
