Azadinium caudatum (Halldal) Nézan & Chomérat 2012
Current name:
Azadinium caudatum (Halldal) Nézan & Chomérat
This species is top-shaped, recognisable by the high girdle and the 'tail' presented by the sulcal list which protrudes beneath the posterior of the cell.Robin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Azadinium caudatum (Halldal) Nézan & Chomérat 2012: 936, figs 1 e, 2 j-m, 3 c, d, 4c, e, g, k, l, 6 c-e
Published in: Nézan, E., Tillmann, U., Bilien, G., Boulben, S., Chèze, K., Zentz, F., Salas, R. & Chomérat, N. (2012). Taxonomic revision of the dinoflagellate Amphidoma caudata: transfer to the genus Azadinium (Dinophyceae) and proposal of two varieties, based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Journal of Phycology 48(4): 925-939.
Publication date: 2012
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Azadinium is Azadinium spinosum Elbrächter & Tillmann.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Amphidoma caudata Halldal
Type Information
Type locality: Norway: Norwegian Sea; (INA 1996) Lectotype: Halldal 1953: fig. 17: Fig. 3, c (SEM-stub CEDiT2011E18 deposited at the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Centre of Excellence for Dinophyte Taxonomy, Germany (epitype) (Nézan et al. 2012: 936)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 October 2012 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 October 2012
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 October 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 November 2024