Ostreopsis heptagona D.R.Norris, J.W.Bomber & Balech 1985
Publication Details
Ostreopsis heptagona D.R.Norris, J.W.Bomber & Balech 1985: 40, 42 (Latin), figs 1-15
Published in: Norris, D.R., Bomber, J.W. & Balech E. (1985). Benthic dinoflagellates associated with ciguatera from the Florida Keys I. Ostreopsis heptagona sp. nov. 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 Ostreopsis is Ostreopsis siamensis Johs. Schmidt.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Knight Key, Florida" [USA; (Norris & al. 1985: 42) Notes: "Iconotype: Fig. 1"
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
