Dinophysis caudata Kent 1881
Current name: Dinophysis caudata Kent - 04 February 2011. John Dolan (dolan@obs-vlfr.fr)
Publication Details
Dinophysis caudata Kent 1881: 460
Published in: Kent, W.S. (1881). A manual of the Infusoria: including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate and tentaculiferous Protozoa, British and foreign, and an account of the organisation and affinities of the sponges. Vol. 1(4) pp. 433-472, plates 25-32. London: D. Bogue.
Request PDFPublication date: July 1881
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dinophysis is Dinophysis acuta Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Adriatic Sea: near Fano (coll. Castracane); (INA 1996) Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 27)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 April 2025
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Distributional note
Chesapeake Bay (Handy et al., 2009 fide Wolny et al., 2010). - (05 June 2020) - G.M. Guiry
Usage note
Faust & Gulledge (2002: 27) notes this species is known to produce red tides resulting in fish mortality. The toxicity needs to be examined further. Please consult original reference for further details. Harmful species (Lassus et al. 2017). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
