Islandinium minutum (R.Harland & Reid) M.J.Head, R.Harland & J.Matthiessen 2001

Publication Details
Islandinium minutum (R.Harland & Reid) M.J.Head, R.Harland & J.Matthiessen 2001: 629

Published in: Head, M.J., Harland, R. & Matthiessen, J. (2001). Cold marine indicators of the late Quaternary: the new dinoflagellate cyst genus Islandinium and related morphotypes. Journal of Quaternary Science 16(7): 621-636.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Islandinium.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Multispinula minuta R.Harland & P.C.Reid

Type Information
Type locality: Recent sediment, Dome Kopanoar, Canadian Arctic (off Mackenzie River delta); (INA 1996) Notes: Modern sediment of the Beaufort Sea, Canadian Arctic (Potvin et al., 2013: 849).

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Emend. Potvin et al. (2013: 863).

Created: 31 December 2013 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 May 2025

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Taxonomic note
= Protoperidinium minutum (Balkis et al., 2016). Head & al. (2014: 5) note "Emended by Potvin et al. (2013) to include thecal characteristics. Otherwise no equivalent non-fossil name." - (14 June 2016) - G.M. Guiry

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 June 2025