Algidasphaeridium minutum (R.Harland & Reid) Matsuoka & Bujak 1988
Publication Details
Algidasphaeridium minutum (R.Harland & Reid) Matsuoka & Bujak 1988: 36
Published in: Matsuoka, K. & Bujak, J.P. (1988). Cenozoic Dinoflagellate cysts from the Navarin Basin, Norton Sound and St. George Basin, Bering Sea. Bull. Faculty of Liberal Arts, Nagasaki Univ., (Natural Science) 29(1): 1-147.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Algidasphaeridium is Algidasphaeridium capillatum Matsuoka & Bujak.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Islandinium minutum (R.Harland & Reid) M.J.Head, R.Harland & J.Matthiessen.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.
Basionym
Multispinula minuta R.Harland & P.C.Reid
Type Information
Type locality: Recent sediment, Dome Kopanoar, Canadian Arctic (off Mackenzie River delta); (INA 1996) Notes: Modern sediment of the Beaufort Sea, Canadian Arctic (Potvin et al., 2013: 849).
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 May 2025 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 17 May 2025
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025
