Merodinium Chatton, 1923
Holotype species: Merodinium brandtii (Hovasse) Chatton
Description: Marine parasites of Radiolaria, plasmodia forming in the endocapsular or extracapsular cytoplasm of the host from which, after fragmentation, typical dinospores form. Life cycle, biochemistry, and cytology of the nucleus resemble closely that of Syndinium Chatton. Therefore, Merodinium is regarded as a synonym of Syndinium and has been transferred (invalidly) as a subgenus to Syndinium. The delimitation from Syndinium is confused. Merodinium species have been described exclusively as marine parasites of the endo- or extracapsular cytoplasm of Radiolaria.
Information contributed by: M. Elbrächter. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2013-04-20 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 May 2024
