Brachidinium capitatum F.J.R.Taylor 1963

Publication Details
Brachidinium capitatum F.J.R.Taylor 1963: 75, pl. 7: figs 1-3 (as 'Brachydinium')

Published in: Taylor F.J.R. (1963). Brachydinium, a new genus of the Dinococcales from the Indian Ocean. Journal of South African Botany 29: 75-78, pl. 7.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Brachidinium.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Southwest Indian Ocean; (Gómez, Yoshimatsu & Furuya 2005: 166)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a knob-like head or tip (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 August 2019

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Nomenclatural note
Brachydinium F.J.R. Taylor 1963: 75 was corrected to Brachidinium F.J.R. Taylor 1967: 443 as an orthographic error (see Art. 60.1, Melbourne Code). - (30 March 2010) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
Brachidinium capitatum HM067000 Gulf of Mexico, USA nested within Karenia (Wang et al. 2018, fig. 6). - (20 May 2019) - M.D. Guiry

Habitat note
Oceanic dinoflagellate; can be transported into estuarine waters; rare but capable of producing blooms (Henrichs et al. 2011). - (09 June 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025