Diplopsalis ovum Bourrelly 1970
Publication Details
Diplopsalis ovum Bourrelly 1970: 78
Published in: Bourrelly, P. (1970). Les algues d'eau douce. Initiation à la systématique. Tome III: Les Algues bleues et rouges. Les Eugléniens, Peridiniens et Cryptomonadines. pp. 1-512, 5 figs, 138 plates. Paris: Boubée & Cie.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diplopsalis is Diplopsalis lenticula Bergh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Matvienkodinium ovum (Bourrelly) A.F.Krakhmalny.
Source of Synonymy
Krakhmalny, A.F. (2013). Novyy rod presnovodnykh dinoflagellyat Matvienkodinium (Matv.) Krachmalny genus novum (Dinophyta, Dinoflagellata). In: Actual Problems of Ecology. Materials of the Firth [Fourth] International Scientific Practical Conference. October 17-18. 2013. . (Anon. Eds), pp. 78-80. Karaganda: KarSU Publishing House.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 24 October 2018
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Nomenclatural note
The supposed basionym, Peridinium ovum Matvienko, is illegitimate. Treated as a new name. - (21 August 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025
