Entomosigma akashiwo Y.Hada 1967
Publication Details
Entomosigma akashiwo Y.Hada 1967: 9, fig. 12
Published in: Hada, Y. (1967). Protozoan plankton of the Inland Sea, Setonaikai I. The Mastigophora. Bulletin of the Suzugamine Women's College Natural Science 13: 1-26.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Entomosigma is Entomosigma peridinioides J.Schiller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Heterosigma akashiwo (Hada) Hada ex Y.Hara & Chihara.
Source of Synonymy
Hara, Y. & Chihara, M. (1987). Morphology, ultrastructure and taxonomy or the Raphidophycean alga Heterosigma akashiwo. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 100: 151-163.
Type Information
Type locality: brackish water region off Inland Sea, Setonaikai, Japan [Bingo-nada, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan (Hara & Chihara 1987: 162).]; (INA 1996) Type: spring-autumn 1966; brackish water; (INA 1996) Notes: Published under ICZN.
Origin of Species Name
, red tide (Japanese) (Daugbjerg, Hansen, Larsen & Moestrup 2000)
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 14 February 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 December 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 December 2024