Mesodinium rubrum Lohmann 1908
Publication Details
Mesodinium rubrum Lohmann 1908
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.
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Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), red (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 03 December 2024
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Taxonomic note
"Permanent symbiosis between the mixotrophic ciliate Mesodinium rubrum and the cryptomonad symbionts has long been assumed since 1908, when Hans Lohmann firstly described the reddish-brown globules inside M. rubrum ("Halteria rubra") cells as symbiotic algae ("Erythromonas haltericola"). Thus, M. rubrum was envisioned as a host greenhouse where numerous cryptomonad symbionts could be farmed. During last two decades, however, information on the species interaction among marine protists including M. rubrum was so impressively accumulated that the more real picture of the `symbiotic relationship' could be revealed. " - (04 December 2023) - M.D. Guiry
Usage note
red tides (Lee et al., 2014) - (11 July 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025
