Dermocystidium marinum Mackin, H.M.Owen & Collier 1950

Publication Details
Dermocystidium marinum Mackin, H.M.Owen & Collier 1950: 328, fig. 1

Published in: Mackin, J.G., Owen, H.M. & Collier, A. (1950). Preliminary Note on the Occurrence of a New Protistan Parasite, Dermocystidium marinum n. sp. in Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin). Science 111(2883): 328-329, 1 figure.

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Publication date: 31 March 1950

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dermocystidium is Dermocystidium pusula (Pérez) Pérez.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Perkinsus marinus (Mackin, H.M.Owen & Collier) Levine.

Source of Synonymy
Levine, N.D. (1978). Perkinsus gen. n. and other new taxa in the protozoan phylum Apicomplexa. Journal of Parasitology 64(3): 549.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in the sea (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 May 2017 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 June 2025

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 June 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 July 2025

 
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