Phalacroma pirum Gaarder 1954

Publication Details
Phalacroma pirum Gaarder 1954: 54, fig. 70b-c

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.

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Type 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 Latifascia pirum (Gaarder) Hernández-Becerril.

Source of Synonymy
Hernández-Becerril, D.U., Meza-García, P., Villarreal-Martínez, A.M., García-Anaya, T.M., Vázquez-Montes, E.D., Esqueda-Lara, K. & Arana-García, J. (2023). Observations on some planktonic dinophysoid dinoflagellates (Dinophysales, Dinophyta) from the Mexican Pacific, including the description of a new species, Dinofurcula pseudoultima sp. nov., and taxonomic and distribution notes about the genera Latifascia and Triposolenia. Protistology 17(1): 3-15, 39 figures, 2 tables.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a pear.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 November 2023

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025

 
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