Symbiodinium trenchii LaJeunesse 2014
Publication Details
Symbiodinium trenchii LaJeunesse 2014: 311
Published in: La Jeunesse, T.C., Wham, D.C., Pettay, D.T., Parkinson, J.E., Keshavmurthy, S & Chen, C.A. (2014). Ecologically differenciated stress-tolerant endosymbionts in the dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium (Dinophyceae) Clade D are different species. Phycologia 53(4): 305-319.
Publication date: 2014
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Symbiodinium is Symbiodinium natans Gert Hansen & Daugbjerg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Durusdinium trenchii (LaJeunesse) LaJeunesse.
Source of Synonymy
LaJeunesse, T.C., Parkinson, J.E., Gabrielson, P.W., Jeong, H.J., Reimer, J.D., Voolstra,, C.R. & Santos, S.R. (2018). Systematic revision of Symbiodiniaceae highlights the antiquity and diversity of coral endosymbionts. Current Biology 28: 1-11.
Type Information
Type locality: Okinawa, Japan (26º39'09.39"N, 127º51'23.14"E); (LaJeunesse et al. 2014: 311) Holotype: USNM; 1231333 (LaJeunesse et al. 2014: 311)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 August 2014 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 August 2018
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Distributional note
Caribbean, Indo-West Pacific, West Indian Ocean (Wham et al., 2017). - (10 August 2017) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 June 2025
