Heterocapsa lanceolata Iwataki & Fukuyo 2002

Publication Details
Heterocapsa lanceolata Iwataki & Fukuyo 2002: 472, 473, figs 1-15, 31-34

Published in: Iwataki, M., Takayama, H., Matsuoka, K. & Fukuyo, Y. (2002). Heterocapsa lanceolata sp. nov. and Heterocapsa horiguchii sp. nov. (Peridiniales, Dinophyceae), two new marine dinoflagellates from coastal Japan. Phycologia 41: 470-479.

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Type Species
The type species (neotype) of the genus Heterocapsa is Heterocapsa steinii Tillmann, Gottschling, Hoppenrath, Kusber & Elbrächter.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Tokyo Bay, Japan; (Iwataki, Takayama, Matsuoka & Fukuyo 2002: 472) Holotype: Fig. 12 of original publication (epitype) (Iwataki, Takayama, Matsuoka & Fukuyo 2002: 472)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lance-shaped.

Created: 30 January 2003 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 November 2006

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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