Gambierdiscus holmesii Kretzschmar, Larsson, Hoppenrath, Doblin & Sh.Murray 2019
Publication Details
Gambierdiscus holmesii Kretzschmar, Larsson, Hoppenrath, Doblin & Sh.Murray 2019: [21], fig. 2A
Published in: Kretzschmar, A.L., Larsson, M.E., Hoppenrath, M., Doblin, M.A. & Murray, S.A. (2019). Characterization of two toxic Gambierdiscus spp. (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae) from the Great Barrier Reef (Australia): G. lewisii sp. nov. and G. holmesii sp. nov. Protist 170(6): [1-26].
Request PDFPublication date: "Published online date 31 October 2019"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gambierdiscus is Gambierdiscus toxicus R.Adachi & Y.Fukuyo.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Heron Island (23.4423 S,151.9148 E), Great Barrier Reef, Australia, South Pacific Ocean."; (Kretzschmar & al. 2019: [21]) Notes: "Holotype: Fig. 2A (UTSHI6B1); SEM-stub (desig-nation CEDiT2018H88) deposited at Senckenbergam Meer, German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research, Centre of Excellence for Dinophyte Taxonomy, Germany."
Eponomy
Named for "...Dr. Michael J. Holmes, an Australian researcher who established the foundation of our understanding of the taxonomy and toxicology of Gambierdiscus in Australia."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 March 2020 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 June 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 July 2025
