Amphidinium longum Lohmann 1908
Publication Details
Amphidinium longum Lohmann 1908: 261, pl. 17: fig. 15
Published in: Lohmann, H. (1908). Untersuchungen zur Feststellung des vollständigen Gehaltes des Meeres an Plankton. Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen, Abteilung Kiel, Neue Folge 10: 129-370, 22 figs, pls IX-XVII.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amphidinium is Amphidinium operculatum Claparède & Lachmann.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Oxytoxum lohmannii Tillmann & Gottschling.
Source of Synonymy
Gottschling, M., Wietkamp, S., Bantle, A. & Tillmann, U. (2024). Oxytoxaceae are prorocentralean rather than peridinialean dinophytes and taxonomic clarification of heterotrophic Oxytoxum lohmannii (≡ “Amphidinium” crassum) by epitypification. Scientific Reports 14: article 6689 [1-20], 14 figures.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 April 2025
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
