Duboscquella cachonii D.W.Coats 1988
Publication Details
Duboscquella cachonii D.W.Coats 1988 (as 'chaconi')
Published in: Coats, D.W. (1988). Duboscquella cachoni n. sp., a parasitic dinoflagellate lethal to its tintinnine host Eutintinnus pectinis. Journal of Protozoology 35: 607-617.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Duboscquella is Duboscquella tintinnicola (Lohmann) Chatton.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Euduboscquella cachonii (D.W.Coats) D.W.Coats, Bachvaroff & Delwiche.
Source of Synonymy
Coats, D.W., Bachvaroff, T.R. & Delwiche, C.F. (2012). Revision of the family Duboscquellidae with description of Euduboscquella crenulata n. gen., n. sp. Dinoflagellata, Syndinea), an intracellular parasite of the ciliate Favella panamenensis Kofoid & Campbell, 1929. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 59: 1-11.
Type Information
Type locality: USA: Chesapeake Bay; (INA 1996) Type: Natl. Protozoan Type Slide Coll., Natl. Mus. Nat Hist.,Washington, D.C.; USNM 40528 and 40529 (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
