Glenodinium inaequale Schmarda 1854
Publication Details
Glenodinium inaequale Schmarda 1854: 21, 24, pl. VI [6]: fig. 2
Published in: Schmarda, L.K. (1854). Zur Naturgeschichte Ägyptens. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 7(2): 1-28, pls I-VII.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Glenodinium is Glenodinium cinctum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Glenoaulax inaequalis (Schmarda) Diesing.
Type Information
Type locality: Egypt; (INA 1996) Type: Schabra; 17.iv.1853; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 10 October 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 August 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Moestrup & Calado (2018: 469) note "Although it was made the type of a new genus, Glenoaulax Diesing (1866, pp 305, 382), the name was hardly ever used and is absent from twentieth century floras. The original description of a smooth wall, the broadly rounded cell shape and the prominent eyespot suggest a woloszynskioid. However, the lack of detailed information about the organism advises against an attempt to identify it with any currently recognized species. Labelling it a nomen inquirendum and avoiding its use will prevent name changes that are difficult to justify, and it appears to be the best option." - (28 August 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025
