Testudodinium maedaense K.Katsumata & T.Horiguchi 2012
Current name:
Testudodinium maedaense K.Katsumata & T.Horiguchi
Benthic, salt pond, Pennekamp State Park, Key Largo, Florida, USA - 01 April 2023. tfrankov@fiu.edu
Publication Details
Testudodinium maedaense K.Katsumata & T.Horiguchi 2012: 141, figs 10-17
Published in: Horiguchi T., Tamura, M., Katsumata, K. & Yamaguchi, A. (2012). Testudodinium gen. nov. (Dinophyceae), a new genus of sand-dwelling dinoflagellates formerly classified in the genus Amphidinium. Phycological Research 60: 137-149, 32 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Testudodinium is Testudodinium testudo (E.C.Herdman) Horiguchi, Tamura, Katsumata & A.Yamaguchi.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Cape Maeda, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan (26°26'47"N, 127°46'18"E)"; (Horiguchi & al. 2012) Notes: "Holotype: Figure 13."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 May 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 May 2024