Amphidinium fijiense Karafas & C.R.Tomas

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Subkingdom Harosa (supergroup SAR)
Infrakingdom Halvaria
Phylum Miozoa
Subphylum Myzozoa
Infraphylum Dinozoa
Superclass Dinoflagellata
Class Dinophyceae
Order Amphidiniales
Family Amphidiniaceae
Genus Amphidinium

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Publication details
Amphidinium fijiense Karafas & C.R.Tomas in Karafas et al. 2017: 136, fig. 1 A-H (as 'fijiensis' )

Published in: Karafas, S., Teng, S.T., Leaw, C.P. & Alves-de-Souza, C. (2017). An evaluation of the genus Amphidinium (Dinophyceae) combining evidence from morphology, phylogenetics, and toxin production, with the introduction of six novel species. Harmful Algae 68: 128-151, 16 figs.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amphidinium is Amphidinium operculatum Claparède & Lachmann.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: "Korotoga, Fiji... To date Amphidinium fijiensis has only been collected from a fish tank containing “live rock” imported from Korotoga Fiji." (Karafasa et al. 2017: 137). Notes: "Holotype: Amfi0508-1. Voucher material will be deposited in the New York Botanical Garden. Living material maintained at the Algal Resources Collection (ARC), Wilmington NC."

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Created: 17 May 2018 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 11 June 2019 by M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 February 2020.