Gyrodinium galatheanum (Baarud) Taylor
Publication details
Gyrodinium galatheanum (Baarud) Taylor 1992
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gyrodinium is Gyrodinium spirale (Bergh) Kofoid & Swezy.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Karlodinium veneficum (D.Ballantine) J.Larsen
Basionym
Gymnodinium galatheanum Braarud
Type information
Type locality: South Atlantic Ocean: Walvis Bay, South Africa (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 44). Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 44).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Usage notes
Faust & Gulledge (2002: 45) notes this is a toxic species; the toxin principles are yet to be determined. Please consult original reference for further details.
General environment
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Source of current name
Bergholtz, T., Daugbjerg, N., Moestrup, O. & Fernández-Tejedor, M. (2006). On the identity of Karlodinium veneficum and description of Karlodinium armiger sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), based on light and electron microscopy, nuclear encoded LSU rDNA and pigment composition. Journal of Phycology 42(1): 170-193.
Key references
Bérard-Therriault, L., Poulin, M. & Bossé, L. (1999). Guide d'identification du phytoplancton marin de l'estuaire et du Golfe du Saint-Laurent incluant également certains protozoaires. Publication Spéciale Canadienne des Sciences Halieutiques et Aquatiques 128: 1-387.
Daugbjerg, N., Hansen, G., Larsen, J. & Moestrup, Ø. (2000). Phylogeny of some of the major genera of dinoflagellates based on ultrastructure and partial LSU rDNA sequence data, including the erection of three new genera of unarmoured dinoflagellates. Phycologia 39: 302-317.
Created: 15 November 2002 by Andy Taylor
Verified by: 23 September 2010 by Wendy Guiry
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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Johnsen, G. & Sakshaug, E. (1993). Bio-optical characteristics and photoadaptive responses in the toxic and bloom-forming dinoflagellates Gyrodinium aureolum, Gymnodinium galatheanum, and two strains of Prorocentrum minimum. Journal of Phycology 29: 627 -642, 8 figs, 5 tables.
Li, A., Stoecker, D.K. & Coats, D.W. (2000). Mixotrophy in Gyrodinium galatheanum (Dinophyceae): grazing responses to light intensity and inorganic nutrients. Journal of Phycology 36: 33-45.
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019.
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