Gymnodinium australe Playfair 1920
Publication Details
Gymnodinium australe Playfair 1920: 797, fig. 2 a
Published in: Playfair, G.J. (1920). Peridineae of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 44: 793-818.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Sydney Water Supply; Botany (92); Lismore (316) [New South Wales, Australia]; (Playfair 1920: 797)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
