Spirodinium spirale var. acutum Lebour 1917
Publication Details
Spirodinium spirale var. acutum Lebour 1917: 194, fig. 10d
Published in: Lebour, M.V. (1917). Microplankton of Plymouth Sound from the region beyond the breakwater. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 11: 133-182.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gyrodinium britannia Kofoid & Swezy.
Type Information
Type locality: "Plymouth Sound, England, August"; (Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 287)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 September 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
