Gymnodinium palustriforme Gert Hansen & Flaim 2007
Publication Details
Gymnodinium palustriforme Gert Hansen & Flaim 2007: 113, fig. 6 A-D
Published in: Hansen, G. & Flaim, G. (2007). Dinoflagellates of the Trentino Province, Italy. Journal of Limnology 66: 107-141.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Lake Tovel, Italy; (Hansen & Flaim 2007: 113) Notes: Holotypus: Figs 6B, C.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
The cell is elliptical or ovoid and dorso-ventrally flattened.
The episome is bell-shaped and longer than the
hemispherical hyposome. The submedian cingulum is
not or only slightly displaced. The sulcus is narrow and
deep but widens slightly before reaching the antapex. It
continues in a straight manner a little over halfway onto
the episome and then transforms into a 'fishhookshaped' apical groove that partly encircles the cells
apex. The yellowish green chloroplast(s) is somewhat
irregularly shaped and radiating from the central part of
the cell towards the surface. The rounded nucleus is situated
in the episome. No eyespot is present. Length: c. 35
m, width c. 25 µm (small cells: 22 µm x 17 µm).
Created: 08 March 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
