Pileidinium ciceropse M.Tamura & T.Horiguchi 2005
Publication Details
Pileidinium ciceropse M.Tamura & T.Horiguchi 2005: 283, figs 1-32
Published in: Tamura, M. & Horiguchi, T. (2005). Pileidinium ciceropse gen. et sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), a sand-dwelling dinoflagellate from Palau. European Journal of Phycology 40: 281-292.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pileidinium.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Mechelcher Island (7º13''N, 134º38' E), Republic of Palau; (Tamura & Horiguchi 2005: 284) Holotype: 22 May 2002; Sandy beach; Herbarium of the Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University; SAP 097819 (Tamura & Horiguchi 2005: 284, 281) Notes: Holotype: An embedded specimen in epoxy resin. Isotype: SAP 097819.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Cell laterally flattened, elliptical in ventral view and trapezoidal in lateral view; 14.0-26.0 microns long, 10.0-14.0 microns wide, 14.0-20.0 microns deep (between the dorsal and ventral surfaces). Plates 4" and 5" connected to plates 4"' and 5"'. Epitheca lid-like, tapering in a dorsal direction; nucleus oval, situated in the posterior region; chloroplast yellow-brown; pyrenoid spherical, covered by a layer of starch and situated in the anterior part of the hypocone; without an eyespot. Marine, sand-dwelling.
Habitat
See above.
Created: 21 August 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 August 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024
