Heteroaulax inermis (Schmarda) Diesing 1866

Publication Details
Heteroaulax inermis (Schmarda) Diesing 1866: 381

Published in: Diesing, K.M. (1866). Revision der Prothelminthen. Abtheilung: Mastigophoren. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abt. 1, Mineralogie, Botanik, Zoologie, Anatomie, Geologie und Paläontologie 52(8): 287-401.

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Publication date: 1866

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Heteroaulax is Heteroaulax acuminata (Ehrenberg) Diesing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gymnodinium inerme (Schmarda) Kent.

Source of Synonymy
Thessen, A.E., Patterson, D.J. & Murray, S.A. (2012). The taxonomic significance of species that have only been observed once: The genus Gymnodinium (Dinoflagellata) as an example. PLoS ONE 7(8): e44015 [1-34], 7 figures, 2 tables.

Basionym
Peridinium inerme Schmarda

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), unarmed, without spines.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 February 2024

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025

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