Gymnodinium veneficum D.Ballantine 1956

Publication Details
Gymnodinium veneficum D.Ballantine 1956: 467, figs. 6-17

Published in: Ballantine, D. (1956). Two new marine species of Gymnodinium isolated from the Plymouth area. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 35: 467-474.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Karlodinium veneficum (D.Ballantine) J.Larsen.

Source of Synonymy
Bergholtz, T., Daugbjerg, N., Moestrup, O. & Fernández-Tejedor, M. (2006). On the identity of Karlodinium veneficum and description of Karlodinium armiger sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), based on light and electron microscopy, nuclear encoded LSU rDNA and pigment composition. Journal of Phycology 42(1): 170-193.

Type Information
Type locality: Hamoaze, over Rubble Bank, off King William Point, South Yard, Devonport, England; (Bergholtz et al 2006: 189) Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 44) Notes: Type culture Plymouth 103; Collector: Mary Parke (INA).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 November 2020

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Unspecified notes
G. veneficum Ballantine (1956: 469) (Bergholtz et al., 2006: 189). - (23 June 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Gymnodinium veneficum Ballantine (1956: 468) (Daugbjerg et al., 2000: 309). - (23 June 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Usage note
Faust & Gulledge (2002: 44) notes this is a toxic species, it produces an exotoxin lethal to a wide variety of fish and invertebrates. Please consult original reference for further details. Harmful species (Lassus et al. 2017). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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