Gymnodinium cucumis Schütt 1895
Publication Details
Gymnodinium cucumis Schütt 1895: 116, pl. 21: fig. 64.2
Published in: Schütt, F. (1895). Die Peridineen der Plankton-Expedition. Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung 4: 1-170, 27 pls.
Request PDFType 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 cucumis (F.Schütt) F.Gómez, P.López-García, H.Takayama & D.Moreira.
Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F., López-García, P., Takayama, H. & Moreira, D. (2015). Balechina and the new genus Cucumeridinium gen. nov. (Dinophyceae), unarmored dinoflagellate with thick cell coverings. Journal of Phycology 51(6): 1088-1105.
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 April 2018
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Taxonomic note
According to Gómez et al. (2015: 1100), Gymnodinium cucumis sensu Schütt 1895, fig. 64.1,3,4 is a heterotypic synonym of Cucumeridinium coeruleum - (25 January 2016) - G.M. Guiry
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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 29 May 2025
