Glenodinium triquetrum Ehrenberg 1840
Publication Details
Glenodinium triquetrum Ehrenberg 1840: 200
Published in: Ehrenberg, [C.G.] (1840). [Characteristik von 274 neuen Arten von Infusorien]. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1840: 197-219.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Glenodinium is Glenodinium cinctum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Kryptoperidinium triquetrum (Ehrenberg) Tillmann, Gottschling, Elbrächter, Kusber & Hoppenrath.
Source of Synonymy
Gottschling, M., Tillmann, U., Elbrächter, M., Kusber, W.-H. & Hoppenrath, M. (2019). Glenodinium triquetrum Ehrenberg is a species not of Heterocapsa F.Stein but of Kryptoperidinium Er.Lindem. (Kryptoperidiniaceae, Peridiniales). Phytotaxa 391(2): 155-158, 2 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Baltic Sea; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), having three acute angles.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 28 May 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 May 2025
