Gymnodinium glaucum Conrad 1926
Publication Details
Gymnodinium glaucum Conrad 1926: 80, pl. I: figs 13-15
Published in: Conrad, W. (1926). Recherches sur les flagellates de nos eaux saumâtres. 1e partie: dinoflagellates. Archiv für Protistenkunde 55: 63-100, 2 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphidinium conradii J.Schiller.
Source of Synonymy
Schiller, J. (1932). Dinoflagellatae (Peridineae). In: Dr. L. Rabenhosrst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, 2. Aufl. 10. Bd 3. Abt. 1 Teil. (Kolkwitz, R. Eds), pp. 257-432. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H.
Type Information
Type locality: brackish water, near Nieuport, Belgium; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), covered with a greyish bloom; blue-grey.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 15 April 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 October 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Moestrup & Calado (2018: 147) note, "Gymnodinium glaucum W. Conrad (1926, p. 80, pl. 1, figs 13%u201315), from brackish water in Belgium, is slightly larger, measuring 32-40 µm in length, and in width 15-20 µm (epicone) and 20-26 µm (hypocone). It formed resting stages in which the cells were surrounded by large amounts of mucilage. It is closely related or identical to N. amphidinioides." - (17 October 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025
