Alexandrium lusitanicum Balech 1985
Publication Details
Alexandrium lusitanicum Balech 1985: 37, fig. 16
Published in: Fukuyo, Y., Yoshida, K. & Inoue, H. (1985). Protogonyaulax in Japanese coastal waters. In: Toxic dinoflagellates. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Toxic Dinoflagellates, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, June 8-12, 1985. (Anderson, D.M., White, A.W. & Baden, D.G. Eds), pp. 27-32. New York, Amsterdam, Oxford: Elsevier.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Alexandrium is Alexandrium minutum Halim.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Alexandrium minutum Halim.
Type Information
Type locality: Portugal; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), belonging to Lusitania (western Spain; modern Portugal and parts of the Spanish provinces of Estremadura and Toledo) (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 December 2019
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Taxonomic notes
According to Costas et al. (1995: 806), their immunological detection, lectin binding patterns, and Lsu RNA sequencing results suggest that A. minutum and A. lusitanicum are the same genospecies and they propose that A. minutum and A. lusitanicum be considered synonymous. Leaw et al. (2005: 560) note that Hansen et al. (2003) suggested conspecificity among Alexandrium minutum, A. lusitanicum and A.angustitabulatum. According to McCauley et al. (2009: 461), their sequencing and microsatellite data provide no distinction between A. lusitanicum and A. minutum supporting the reclassification of A. lusitanicumas A. minutum, as was noted by Lilly et al. (2005). - (05 February 2010) - G.M. Guiry
Balech (1995: 27) regards this species as a currently accepted name and distince from Alexandrium minutum. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
