Alexandrium compressum (Y.Fukuyo, K.Yoshida & H.Inoue) Balech

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Dinophyta
Class Dinophyceae
Order Gonyaulacales
Family Goniodomataceae
Genus Alexandrium

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Publication details
Alexandrium compressum (Y.Fukuyo, K.Yoshida & H.Inoue) Balech 1995: 51

Original publication: Balech, E. (1995). The genus Alexandrium Halim (Dinoflagellata). pp. 1-151. Sherkin Island: Sherkin Island Marine Station.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Alexandrium is Alexandrium minutum Halim.

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

Basionym
Protogonyaulax compressa Y.Fukuyo, K.Yoshida & H.Inoue

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), flattened, usually laterally (Stearn 1973).

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Protogonyaulax compressa Y.Fukuyo, K.Yoshida & H.Inoue 1985

Key references
Leaw, C.P., Lim, P.T., Ng, B.K., Cheah, M.Y., Ahmad, A. & Usup, G. (2005). Phylogenetic analysis of Alexandrium species and Pyrodinium bahamense (Dinophyceae) based on theca morphology and nuclear ribosomal gene sequence. Phycologia 44: 550-565.

Steidinger, K.A. & Tangen, K. (1996). Dinoflagellates. In: Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. (Tomas, C.R. Eds), pp. 387-584. San Diego: Academic Press.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Alexandrium&species=compressum

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Alexandrium&Species=compressum

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 22 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy

Verified by: 26 April 2011 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 364 times since it was created.

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:99297