Centrodinium ovale (Pavillard) Hernández-Becerril 2010

Publication Details
Centrodinium ovale (Pavillard) Hernández-Becerril 2010: 469 (as 'ovalis')

Published in: Hernández-Becerril, D.U., Bravo-Sierra, E., Ceballos-Corona, J.G.A., Esqueda-Lara, K., Escobar-Morales, S. & Parra-Toriz, D. (2010). Morphology and taxonomy of the marine planktonic dinoflagellate Centrodinium pulchrum Bohm (Dinophyta) from the tropical Mexican Pacific, with comments on the taxonomy and distribution of the genus Centrodinium. Phycologia 49(5): 461-470, 42 figs, 2 tables.

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Publication date: 2010

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Centrodinium is Centrodinium elongatum Kofoid.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Murrayella ovalis Pavillard

Type Information
Type locality: No locality cited [Azores]; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 September 2010 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 April 2019

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Nomenclatural note
Basionym only cross-referenced to bibliography but with page numbers and figures. - (02 April 2019) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025

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