Gymnodinium oppressum Conrad 1926
Publication Details
Gymnodinium oppressum Conrad 1926: 82, fig. D; pl. 1: figs 17-19
Published in: Conrad, W. (1926). Recherches sur les flagellates de nos eaux saumâtres. 1e partie: dinoflagellates. Archiv für Protistenkunde 55: 63-100, 2 pls.
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Nieuport, Belgium; (Conrad, 1926: 82) Notes: According to Thessen, Patterson & Murray (2012: 16), "This species was described by Conrad from brackish water in ruins near Newport, UK.". In fact, the species was described from brackish water near Nieuport, Belgium (Conrad 1926: 82).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 August 2002 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
Last updated: 06 May 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 May 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
