Symbiodinium glynnii D.C.Wham & LaJeunesse 2017
Publication Details
Symbiodinium glynnii D.C.Wham & LaJeunesse 2017: 400
Published in: Wham, D.C., Ning, G. & LaJeunesse, T.C. (2017). Symbiodinium glynnii sp. nov., a species of stress-tolerant symbiotic dinoflagellates from pocilloporid and montiporid corals in the Pacific Ocean. Phycologia 56(4): 396-409.
Publication date: 2017
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 glynnii (D.C.Wham & 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: Nikko Bay, Palau (7°19'29.60"N, 134°29'36.53"E), Tropical Pacific Ocean; (Wham et al. 2017: 400, 401) Holotype: July 2016; US; US alg. Coll. -223100 (Wham et al. 2017: 400, 401)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 June 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 August 2018
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Distributional note
Corals in Eastern Tropical Pacific, Indo-West Pacific and Hawaii (Wham et al., 2017). - (10 August 2017) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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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
