Zooxanthella K.Brandt, 1881
Holotype species: Zooxanthella nutricula K.Brandt
Original publication and holotype designation: Brandt, K. (1881). Ueber das Zusammenleben von Thieren und Algen. Verhandlungen der Physiologischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin 1881-1882: 22-26, 3 figs.
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Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Guiry, M.D. & Andersen, R.A. (2018). Validation of the generic name Symbiodinium (Dinophyceae, Suessiaceae) revisited and the reinstatement of Zooxanthella K.Brandt. Notulae Algarum 58: 1-5, no figs.
Comments: Blank and Trench (1986) proposed rejection of Zooxanthella Brandt as a confusing name widely applied to taxa not including its type. Currently "zooxanthellae" is used for endosymbiotic algae belonging to various taxa of chromophyte algae.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
