Symbiodinium pulchrorum Trench, nom. inval. 1993
Publication Details
Symbiodinium pulchrorum Trench, nom. inval. 1993: 526
Published in: Banaszak, A.T., Iglesias-Prieto, R. & Trench, R.K. (1993). Scrippsiella velellae sp. nov. (Peridiniales) and Gloeodinium viscum sp. nov. (Phytodiniales), dinoflagellate symbionts of two hydrozoans (Cnidaria). Journal of Phycology 29(4): 517 -528, 23 figs, 1 table.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Symbiodinium is Symbiodinium natans Gert Hansen & Daugbjerg.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 June 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Trench (unpublished) (Banaszak et al. 1993: table 1). Nomen (INA). - (17 December 2009) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Host species: Aiptasia pulchella (Banaszak et al.,1993). - (21 May 2012) - G.M. Guiry
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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025