Gymnodinium canus Kofoid & Swezy 1921
Publication Details
Gymnodinium canus Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 194, fig. Z: 1, 2; pl. 4: fig. 41
Published in: Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California 5: i-viii, 1-562.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cucumeridinium coeruleum (Dogiel) F.Gomez, P.López-García, H,Takayama & D.Moreira.
Type Information
Type locality: Pacific off La Jolla; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: August; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), hoary-white.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 June 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 19 April 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024