Luciella masanensis P.L.Mason, Jeong, Litaker, Reece & Steidinger 2007
Publication Details
Luciella masanensis P.L.Mason, Jeong, Litaker, Reece & Steidinger 2007: 803, 804, figs 1-3
Published in: Mason, P.L., Litaker, R.W., Jeong, H.J., Ha, J.H., Reece, K.S., Stokes, N.A., Park, J.Y., Steidinger, K.A., Vandersea, M.W., Kibler, S., Tester, P.A. & Vogelbein, W.K. (2007). Description of a new genus of Pfiesteria -like dinoflagellate, Luciella gen. nov. (Dinophyceae),including two new species: Luciella masanensis sp. nov. and Luciella atlantis sp. nov.. Journal of Phycology 43: 799-810.
Request PDFPublication date: 2007
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Luciella.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Masan Bay, Korea (35.2130N and 128.2429E); (Mason et al. 2007: 803) Holotype: Fig. 1a (epitype) (Mason et al. 2007: 803) Notes: The SEM stub containing the type material from culture number 200505 will be archived with the collection of the Department of Botany, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA. The corresponding isolate used to make the stub was deposited in the Provasli-Guillard National Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton (CCMP 2927), West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USA. Isotypes: Fig. 1, b, d,and e (SEM stub VIMS-D315A, Smithsonian Natl. Mus. Nat. Hist.).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
As in the genus. Kofoidian plate formula Po, cp, X, 4', 2a, 6", 6c, PC, 5+s, 5"', Op, and 2"". Anterior intercalary plates are diamond-shaped and nearly square. Motile stages are small, biflagellated cells 9.6 to 15.7 microns long. Biflagellated stages, including gametes, and triflagellated planozygote stages. Temporary benthic or resting cyst stages present.
Habitat
Estuarine.
Created: 25 October 2007 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 May 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
