Gymnodinium lunula F.Schütt 1895
Current name: Pyrocystis lunula (F.Schütt) F.Schütt - 04 February 2011. John Dolan (dolan@obs-vlfr.fr)
Publication Details
Gymnodinium lunula F.Schütt 1895: 4, 11, 43, pl. 24, 25: fig. 80
Published in: Schütt, F. (1895). Die Peridineen der Plankton-Expedition. Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung 4: 1-170, 27 pls.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pyrocystis lunula (F.Schütt) F.Schütt.
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Ostsee, Nordsee, Mittelmeer, Atlantic (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of luna, moon (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 23 January 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
