Katodinium rotundatum (Lohmann) Loeblich III 1965
Publication Details
Katodinium rotundatum (Lohmann) Loeblich III 1965: 29
Published in: Loeblich, A.R. (1965). Dinoflagellate nomenclature. Taxon 14: 15-18.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Katodinium is Katodinium nieuportense (Conrad) Fott.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Heterocapsa rotundata (Lohmann) Gert Hansen.
Source of Synonymy
Hansen, G. (1995). Analysis of the thecal plate pattern in the dinoflagellate Heterocapsa rotundata (Lohmann) comb. nov. (= Katodinium rotundatum (Lohmann) Loeblich). Phycologia 34(2): 166-170, 19 figs.
Basionym
Amphidinium rotundatum Lohmann
Type Information
Type locality: Baltic Sea near Kiel, Germany; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), almost circular, with length breadth ratio of about 6 to 5 (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 December 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Invalidly introduced in Fott (1957: 288) [INA]. Not seen. - (20 April 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
