Amphidinium sphagnicola Conrad 1943
Publication Details
Amphidinium sphagnicola Conrad 1943: 2, fig. 1; pl. I [1]: fig. 3 (as 'sphagnicolum')
Published in: Conrad, W. (1943). Notes Protistologiques XXX. Sur quelques organismes sphagnicoles. Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 19(41): 1–4, 1 figure, 1 plate.
Publication date: "Augustus 1943"
Original description: 
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amphidinium is Amphidinium operculatum Claparède & Lachmann.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gymnodinium sphagnicola (W.Conrad) Moestrup & Calado.
Source of Synonymy
Moestrup, Ø. & Calado, A.J. (2018). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Dinophyceae. Vol. 6 pp. [i]-xii, [1]-560, 421 figures. Berlin: Springer Spektrum.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 26 May 2022
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Taxonomic note
Uncertain affinities (Calado & Moestrup, 2005). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025
