Cochlodinium flavum Kofoid 1931
Publication Details
Cochlodinium flavum Kofoid 1931: 26, pl. 2: fig. 13
Published in: Kofoid, C.A. (1931). Report of the biological survey of Mutsu Bay. 18. Protozoan fauna of Mutsu Bay. Subclass Dinoflagellata; Tribe Gymnodinoidae. Science Reports of the Tohoku University, Fourth Series (Biology) 6(1): 1-43, 29 figures, 1 table, 3 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 23 March 1931
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cochlodinium is Cochlodinium strangulatum (F.Schütt) F.Schütt.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Margalefidinium flavum (Kofoid) F.Gómez, Richlen & D.M.Anderson.
Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F., Richlen, M.L. & Anderson, D.M. (2017). Molecular characterization and morphology of Cochlodinium strangulatum, the type species of Cochlodinium, and Margalefidinium gen. nov. for C. polykrikoides and allied species (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae). Harmful Algae 63: 32–44, 5 figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), yellow.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 June 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 22 May 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025
