Gymnodinium acuminatum Christen, nom. inval. 1954

Publication Details
Gymnodinium acuminatum Christen, nom. inval. 1954: 75, fig. 12

Published in: Christen, H.R. (1959). Limnologische Untersuchungen im Hauserseegebiet. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Hydrologie 21: 19-108.

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 Biecheleria pseudopalustris (J.Schiller) Moestrup, K.Lindberg & Daugbjerg.

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.

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 22 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 25 October 2018

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: no type designation. - (25 October 2018) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025