Cochlodinium convolutum Kofoid & Swezy 1921

Publication Details
Cochlodinium convolutum Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 363, fig. HH: 5; pl. 10: fig. 115

Published in: Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California 5: i-viii, 1-562.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cochlodinium is Cochlodinium strangulatum (F.Schütt) F.Schütt.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Torquentidium convolutum (Kofoid & Swezy) H.H.Shin, Z,Li, K.W.Lee & K.Matsuoka.

Source of Synonymy
Shin, H.H., Li, Z., Lee, K.-W. & Matsuoka, K. (2019). Molecular phylogeny and morphology of Torquentidium gen et comb. nov. for Cochlodinium convolutum and allied species (Ceratoperidiniaceae, Dinophyceae). European Journal of Phycology 54(3): 249-262.

Type Information
Type locality: off La Jolla, California, USA; (Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 363)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 June 2005 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 14 November 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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