Gymnodinium vorticella F.Stein 1883
Publication Details
Gymnodinium vorticella F.Stein 1883: expl. pl. III [3]: figs 1-4
Published in: Stein, F. von (1883). Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen forschungen in systematischere Reihenfolge bearbeitet. III. Abtheilung. II. Hälfte die Naturgeschichte der Arthrodelen Flagellaten. pp. 1-30, pls I-XXV. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Request PDFType 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 Opisthoaulax vorticella (F.Stein) Calado.
Source of Synonymy
Calado, A.J. (2011). On the identity of the freshwater dinoflagellate Glenodinium edax, with a discussion on the genera Tyrannodinium and Katodinium, and the description of Opisthoaulax gen. nov. Phycologia 50(6): 641-649.
Type Information
Type locality: near Prague, Czech Republic; (Stein 1883: expl. pl. III: figs 1-4)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 June 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
