Glenodinium acutum Apstein 1896
Publication details
Glenodinium acutum Apstein 1896: 152, fig. 54
Published in: Apstein, C. (1896). Das Süßwasserplankton. Methode und Resultate der quantitativen Untersuchung. pp. 1-200, 113 figs, 5 pls. Kiel & Leipzig: Verlag von Lipsius & Tischer.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Glenodinium is Glenodinium cinctum Ehrenberg.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Kolkwitziella acuta (Apstein) Elbrächter
Origin of species name
Adjective A (Latin), acute, pointed; i.e. narrowing gradually and making an angle of less than 90° (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Source of current name
Elbrächter, M. (1993). Kolkwitziella Lindemann 1919 and Preperidinium Mangin 1913: correct genera names in the Diplopsalis-group (Dinophyceae). Nova Hedwigia 56(1-2): 173-178, no figs.
Created: 07 November 2002 by Andy Taylor
Verified by: 27 November 2019 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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