Bitectatodinium tepikiense G.J.Wilson 1973
Publication Details
Bitectatodinium tepikiense G.J.Wilson 1973: 351, fig. 2
Published in: Wilson, G.J. (1973). Palynology of the Middle Pleistocene Te Piki bed, Cape Runaway, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 16: 345-354.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Bitectatodinium.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Castlecliffian (Middle Pleistocene) Te Piki bed, Cape runaway, New Zealand (Raukumara Peninsula)); (INA 1996) Notes: near Cape Runaway, Gisbourne, North Island (ING).
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 July 2024
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Nomenclatural note
According to Ellegaard et al. (2003:151), Gonyaulax digitalis = Bitectatodinium tepikiense. Head & al. (2024): "Gonyaulax sp. indet. (not Gonyaulax digitale (Pouchet 1883) Kofoid 1911(m)." - (20 November 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Observations by Lewis et al.(2001), show that a motile cell, which can be identified as Gonyaulax digitale, produces the cyst Bitectatodinium tepikiense. They prefer to wait until the status of Gonyaulax is sorted out before proposing generic transfers. - (22 March 2012) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 July 2025
