Heterodinium milneri (Murray & Whitting) Kofoid 1906

Publication Details
Heterodinium milneri (Murray & Whitting) Kofoid 1906: 353

Published in: Kofoid, C.A. (1906). Dinoflagellata of the San Diego region. I. On Heterodinium, a new genus of the Peridinidae. University of California Publications in Zoology 2: 341-368, 3 pls.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Heterodinium is Heterodinium scrippsii Kofoid.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lingulaulax milneri (F.Stein) M.J.Head, K.N.Mertens & R.A.Fensome.

Source of Synonymy
Head, M.J., Mertens, K.N. & Fensome, R.A. (2024). Dual nomenclature in organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts I: concepts, methods and applications. Palynology 48(2, 2290200): [1–25], 5 figures, 3 tables.

Basionym
Goniodoma milneri Murray & Whitting

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 15 July 2024

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Taxonomic note
According to Gomez et al. (2012: 103), the current classification of Heterodinium into subgenera, and even into groups sharing similar morphologies is not supported by their molecular data. - (23 July 2013) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025