Gambierdiscus caribaeus Vandersea, Litaker, M.A.Faust, Kibler, W.C.Holland & P.A.Tester 2009
Publication Details
Gambierdiscus caribaeus Vandersea, Litaker, M.A.Faust, Kibler, W.C.Holland & P.A.Tester 2009: 364, figs 12-21
Published in: Litaker, R.W., Vandersea, M.W., Faust, M.A., Kibler, S.R., Chinain, M., Holmes, M.J., Holland, W.C., & Tester, P.A. (2009). Taxonomy of Gambierdiscus including four new species, Gambierdiscus caribaeus, Gambierdiscus carolinianus, Gambierdiscus carpenteri and Gambierdiscus ruetzleri (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae). Phycologia 48(5): 344-390.
Request PDFPublication date: 2009
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gambierdiscus is Gambierdiscus toxicus R.Adachi & Y.Fukuyo.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, Central America (16º48'N and 88º05'W); (Litaker et al. 2009: 365) Type: Fig. 12: May 2004; from water sample collected at less than 1 m depth; Type Collection of Dinoflagellates, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution; SEM stub # 354 (Litaker et al. 2009: 364) Notes: Isotypes: Figs 13-17; SEM stub # 354.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of the Caribbean.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 December 2009 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 April 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
