Gyrodinium galatheanum (Baarud) Taylor 1992
Publication Details
Gyrodinium galatheanum (Baarud) Taylor 1992
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gyrodinium is Gyrodinium spirale (Bergh) Kofoid & Swezy.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Karlodinium veneficum (D.Ballantine) J.Larsen.
Source of Synonymy
Bergholtz, T., Daugbjerg, N., Moestrup, O. & Fernández-Tejedor, M. (2006). On the identity of Karlodinium veneficum and description of Karlodinium armiger sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), based on light and electron microscopy, nuclear encoded LSU rDNA and pigment composition. Journal of Phycology 42(1): 170-193.
Basionym
Gymnodinium galatheanum Braarud
Type Information
Type locality: "Walvis Bay" [South Africa]; (Soulié-Märsche 1989: 137) Type: Professor E. Steenmann Nielsen; 24 December 1950; (Soulié-Märsche 1989: 137) Notes: Type not designated.
Created: 15 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 23 September 2010
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Usage note
Faust & Gulledge (2002: 45) notes this is a toxic species; the toxin principles are yet to be determined. Please consult original reference for further details. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
