Gymnodinium teredo Pouchet 1885
Publication Details
Gymnodinium teredo Pouchet 1885: 67, pl. IV [4]: fig. 29
Published in: Pouchet, G. (1885). Nouvelle contribution à l'histoire des Peridiniens marins. Journal de l'Anatomie et de la Physiologie Normales et Pathologiques de l'Homme et des Animaux 21: 28-88, pls II-IV.
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 Torodinium teredo (Pouchet) Kofoid & Swezy.
Source of Synonymy
Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California 5: i-viii, 1-562.
Type Information
Type locality: Concarneau, Brittany, France; (Pouchet 1885)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), woodworm, boring worm, wood-fretter; moth.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 April 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
