Clipeodinium Pascher, 1917
Holotype species: Clipeodinium medusa Pascher
Original publication and holotype designation: Pascher, J. (1917). Von der merkwürdigen Bewegungsweise einiger Flagellaten. Biologisches Zentralblatt 37: 421-442.
Description: Cell cone-shaped in lateral view, kidney-shaped in apical view. Middle of cone has a cingulum in which a transverse flagellum is beating. A longitudinal flagellum apparently is missing. The broad hypocone is indentated in the ventral region, and the hypocone can make movements like a medusa. Nucleus is in the epicone, chloroplasts are absent. Similar to Leptodiscus Hertwig may be a later synonym. Only reported from sea water aquaria.
Information contributed by: M. Elbrächter. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2013-04-26 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
