Symbiodinium aenigmaticum J.E.Parkinson, Coffroth & LaJeunesse ex LaJeunesse 2015

Publication Details
Symbiodinium aenigmaticum J.E.Parkinson, Coffroth & LaJeunesse ex LaJeunesse 2015: 852

Published in: Parkinson, J.E., Coffroth, M.A. & Lajeunesse, T.C. (2015). New species of Clade B Symbiodinium (Dinophyceae) from the Greater Caribbean belong to different functional guilds: S. aenigmaticum sp. nov., S. antillogorgium sp.nov., S. endomadracis sp. nov., and S. pseudominutum sp. nov.. Journal of Phyclogy 51(5): 850-858.

Publication date: 2015

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 Breviolum aenigmaticum (J.E.Parkinson, Coffroth & LaJeunesse) J.E.Parkinson & 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: Florida Keys, USA; (Parkinson et al. 2015: 852) Holotype: from tissue of the scleractinian mustard hill coral; Type Specimen Collection, USNM; sample US 222922 (Parkinson et al. 2015: 852)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 December 2015 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 August 2018

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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 08 June 2025