Goniodoma sphaericum G.Murray & Whitting 1899
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Current name:
Triadinium sphaericum (G.Murray & Whitting) J.D.Dodge
Lateral viewRobin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Goniodoma sphaericum G.Murray & Whitting 1899: 325, pl. 27: fig. 3
Published in: Murray, G. & Whitting, F. (1899). New Peridiniaceae from the Atlantic. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Botany, Series 2, 5: 321-342, pls 27-33.
Publication date: 1899
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Goniodoma is Goniodoma acuminatum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Triadinium sphaericum (G.Murray & Whitting) J.D.Dodge.
Source of Synonymy
Dodge, J.D. (1981). Three new generic names in the Dinophyceae: Herdmania, Sclerodinium and Triadinium to replace Heteraulacus and Goniodoma. British Phycological Journal 16: 273-280, 11 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), globose, spherical (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 December 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 September 2024