Karenia cristata L.Botes, S.D.Sym & G.C.Pitcher 2003
Publication Details
Karenia cristata L.Botes, S.D.Sym & G.C.Pitcher 2003: 565, figs 2-9
Published in: Botes, L., Sym, S.D. & Pitcher, G.C. (2003). Karenia cristata sp. nov. and Karenia bicuneiformis sp. nov. (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae): two new Karenia species from the South African coast. Phycologia 42: 563-571.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Karenia is Karenia brevis (C.C.Davis) Gert Hansen & Moestrup.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: H.F. Verwoerd Nature Reserve, South Africa; (Botes, Sym & Pitcher 2003: 565) Holotype: Fig. 2 (epitype) (Botes, Sym & Pitcher 2003: 565) Notes: Isotype: SEM stub containing specimens of K. cristata (Accession number J 100091) was submitted to the Moss Herbarium, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crested.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Cells dorso-ventrally flattened, c. 25.7 microns (24.05- 27.35 microns, n = 15) long, c. 24.29 microns (21.79-26.79 microns, n = 15) wide, c 10 microns (n = 1) deep. The hypocone is asymmetrical, with a larger and more rounded right lobe.The apical groove is straight and elevated into an apical crest, extending to the cingulum-sulcus junction on the ventral side of the cell and only a short distance on the dorsal side of the cell. The nucleus is central in the hypocone, but extends somewhat into the epicone. The sulcus extends onto the epicone and flares out to the antapex. The cingulum displaced twice its own width. Chloroplasts are numerous, yellow-green and variable in shape.
Created: 04 February 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 August 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
