Balechina pachydermata (Kofoid & Swezy) Loeblich & A.R.Loeblich 1968
Publication Details
Balechina pachydermata (Kofoid & Swezy) Loeblich & A.R.Loeblich 1968: 210
Published in: Loeblich, A.R. & Loeblich, A.R. (1968). Index to the Genera, Subgenera, and Sections of the Pyrrhophyta, II. Journal of Paleontology 42(1): 210-213.
Request PDFPublication date: January 1968
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Balechina.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Balechina gracilis (Bergh) F.Gómez, Artigas & Gast.
Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F., Artigas, L.F. & Gast, R.J. (2021). Molecular phylogeny and synonymy of Balechina gracilis comb. nov. (=Gymnodinium gracile), a widespread polymorphic unarmored dinoflagellate (Dinophyceae). Journal of Phycology 57: 694-697.
Basionym
Gymnodinium pachydermatum Kofoid & Swezy
Type Information
Type locality: Pacific off La Jolla, California; (INA 1996) Type: June, July; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 03 March 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
