Coolia monotis Meunier 1919
Publication Details
Coolia monotis Meunier 1919: 68, pl. 19: figs 13-19
Published in: Meunier, A. (1919). Microplancton de la mer Flamande. 3me partie. Les Péridiniens. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 8(1): 1-111, 7 pls.
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This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Coolia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: North Sea: Deswartes, Nieuport, Belgium; (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 22) Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 22)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 June 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Dodge (1982: 147) notes it is possible that Glenodinium obliquum Pouchet (1883) is the same as this species or it may be closely related. This needs further study. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Sandy sediments and epiphytic. - (11 June 2024) - M.D. Guiry
Usage note
Faust & Gulledge (2002: 23) notes C. monotis is considered toxic. It produces cooliatoxin, a neurotoxin. Please consult original reference for further details. According to Mohammad-Noor et al. (2013: 543, 544), cooliatoxin was described to be produced by C. monotis, as the genus Coolia was assumed to be monotypic at the time (Holmes et al., 1995: fig.1). They note that reexamination of the 6" and 4' plates (their study) and the published micrographs and drawings indicate that the toxic clone was C. tropicalis (Holmes et al. 1995). Harmful species (Lassus et al. 2017). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025
