Luciella atlantis P.L.Mason, Litaker, Reece & Steidinger 2007
Publication Details
Luciella atlantis P.L.Mason, Litaker, Reece & Steidinger 2007: 804, 805, figs 4-6
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.
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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Luciella is Luciella masanensis P.L.Mason, Jeong, Litaker, Reece & Steidinger.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: 35. 1113 N and 77.0275 W, Highway 17, Bridge Station, Neuse River, North Carolina, USA; (Mason et al. 2007: 804) Holotype: Fig. 4a (epitype) (Mason et al. 2007: 804) Notes: The SEM stub VIMS-D42A (from culture CCMP 1838), containing the holotype material, will be archived with the collection of the Department of Botany, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA. Isotypes: Fig. 4, b, c, e, and f (SEM stub VIMS-D100A, from culture CCMP1840, Smithsonian Natl. Mus. Nat. Hist.).
Description
As in the genus. Kofoidan plate tabulationof Po, cp, X, 4', 2a, 6", 6c, PC, 5+s, 5'", Op, and 2"". Anterior intercalary plates are large and rhombic, with oblique angles. Asymmetrical hypotheca, with the left hypotheca tapered and longer than the right hypotheca. Mobile stages are small. Biflagellated cells 9.5-21.4 micons in length, including gametes, triflagellated planozygotes, and temporary benthic or resting cyst stages present.
Habitat
Estuarine.
Created: 25 October 2007 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 October 2007
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 October 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 April 2024
