Polykrikos tanit Reñé 2014
Publication Details
Polykrikos tanit Reñé 2014: 90, fig 5A (iconotype)
Published in: Reñé, A., Camp, J. & Garcés, E. (2014). Polykrikos tanit sp. nov., a new mixotrophic unarmoured pseudocolonial dinoflagellate from the NW Mediterranean Sea. Protist 165: 81-92, 5 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polykrikos is Polykrikos schwartzii Bütschli.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Arenys Harbour, Catalonia, NW Mediterranean Sea (41°51'29" N; 2°33'20.5"E)."; (Reñé, Camp & Garcés 2014: 90) Notes: Iconotype (Holotype): fig. 5A.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Unarmoured pseudocolonies (46-76 µm long; 26-50 µm wide) consisting of twozooids and usually two (sometimes one) nuclei located centrally in the pseudocolonies, which are ovate, almost circular in cross-section, and exhibit torsion to the left. The fusion border of the two zooids is visible and stepped. Closed loop-shaped acrobase. Sulci not fused, with sigmoid outline. Descending and overhanging cingula, displaced displaced two to three times their width. Each zooid has its own longitudinal and transverse flagellum and apeduncle in the intercingular area. Mixotrophic.
Created: 21 February 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 February 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
