Phalacroma latum Gaarder 1954
Publication Details
Phalacroma latum Gaarder 1954: 52, fig. 69
Published in: Gaarder, K.R. (1954). Dinoflagellatae from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. Report on the Scientific Results of the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic Deep-sea Expedition 1910 2: 1-62.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phalacroma is Phalacroma porodictyum F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dinophysis lata (Gaarder) Balech.
Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F., López-García, P. & Moreira, D. (2011). Molecular phylogeny of dinophysoid dinoflagellates: the systematic position of Oxyphysis oxytoxoides and the Dinophysis hastata group (Dinophysales, Dinophyceae). Journal of Phycology 47(2): 393-406.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), wide, broad; but also side, flank.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025
