Multispinula minuta R.Harland & P.C.Reid 1980
Publication Details
Multispinula minuta R.Harland & P.C.Reid 1980: 216, 218, fig. 2M-O
Published in: Harland, R., Reid, P.C., Dobell, P. & Norris, G. (1980). Recent and sub-Recent dinoflagellate cysts from the Beaufort Sea, Canadian Arctic. Grana 19: 211-225.
Publication date: 1980
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Multispinula is Multispinula quanta M.R.Bradford.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Islandinium minutum (R.Harland & Reid) M.J.Head, R.Harland & J.Matthiessen.
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.
Created: 31 December 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 May 2025
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Taxonomic note
Fossil dinoflagellate cyst. - (22 July 2024) - M.D. 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
