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.

Basionym
Amphidinium rotundatum Lohmann

Type Information
Type locality: Baltic Sea near Kiel, Germany; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), almost circular, with length breadth ratio of about 6 to 5 (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 07 December 2018

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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 29 March 2024

 
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