Ostreopsis fattorussoi Accoroni, Romagnoli & Totti 2016
Publication Details
Ostreopsis fattorussoi Accoroni, Romagnoli & Totti 2016: 1069, figs 2-6
Published in: Accoroni, S., Romagnoli, T., Penna, A., Capellacci, S., Ciminiello, P., Dell'Aversano, C., Tartaglione, L., Abboud-AbiSaab, M., Giussoni, V., Asnaghi, V., Chiantore, M. & Totti, C. (2016). Ostreopsis fattorussoi sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), a new benthic toxic Ostreopsis species from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Phycology 52(6): 1064-1084.
Publication date: 2016
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ostreopsis is Ostreopsis siamensis Johs. Schmidt.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Batroun, Lebanon (34°15'5.40"N, 35°39'24.78"E); (Accoroni et al. 2016: 1069) Holotype: ANC; SEM stub. 3/16-UNIVPM (Accoroni et al. 2016: 1069, fig. 5A) Notes: Isotype: preserved sample in ANC.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 January 2017 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 June 2024
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Habitat notes
Benthic, often epiphytic on seaweeds or living on other substrata; could also be resuspended into water column (Accoroni et al. 2016). - (24 January 2017) - G.M. Guiry
Eastern Mediterranean. The same genotype is known also in Crete (David et al., 2013, Penna et al., 2014), Canary Islands, Spain (Penna et al., 2010) and Puerto Rico, USA (David et al., 2013) (Accoroni et al., 2016: 1069). - (24 January 2017) - G.M. Guiry
Usage note
Toxic dinoflagellate (Accoroni et al., 2016). - (24 January 2017) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 June 2025
