Theleodinium calcisporum Craveiro, Pandeirada, Daugbjerg, Moestrup & Calado 2013
Publication Details
Theleodinium calcisporum Craveiro, Pandeirada, Daugbjerg, Moestrup & Calado 2013: 490, 491, figs 1-26
Published in: Craveiro, S.C., Pandeirada, M.S., Daugbjerg, N., Moestrup, O. & Calado, A.J. (2013). Ultrstructure and phylogeny of Theleodinium calcisporum gen. et sp. nov., a freshwater dinoflagellate that produces calcareous cysts. Phycologia 52(6): 488-507.
Publication date: 2013
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Theleodinium.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Gafanha da Boavista, Ilhavo, Prtugal (40º36'13.54"N, 8º41'49.17"W); (Craveiro et al. 2013: 491) Holotype (figs 6-10,15-17) : 2 March 2011; freshwater, shallow lake; AVE; AVE-A-T-2 (SEM stub) (Craveiro et al. 2013: 491) Notes: Isotype: AVE-A-T-3.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 31 January 2014 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 October 2018
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Taxonomic note
The fine structure of Theleodinium calcisporum places it in an intermediate position between Scrippsiella and Chimonodinium. The most inclusive phylogenetic tree shows Theleodinium in a statistically supported clade together with species of Scrippsiella and Duboscquodinium collinii. This clade in turn appears as a sister group to Tintinnophagus acutus, although, with no statistical support. The genus Chimonodinium has been shown in previously published phylogenetic trees to group with the pfiestericean clade (Craveiro et al. 2011). This is compatible with the picture given by structural analysis, that Theleodinium occupies an intermediary evolutionary position between the Scrippsiella clade and the clade containing Chimonodinium and the pfiesteriaceans. (Craveiro et al. 2013). - (27 February 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 May 2025
