Asterodinium gracile Sournia 1972
Publication Details
Asterodinium gracile Sournia 1972: 73, fig. 8
Published in: Sournia, A. (1972). Quatre nouveaux Dinoflagellés du plancton marin. Phycologia 11(1): 71-74, 8 figs.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Asterodinium.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: canal de Mozambique (océan Indien) au sud-ouest de l'île Juan de Nova; (Sournia 1972: 73) Type: échantillon dans la collection de l'auteur: profondeur 100 metres; (Sournia 1972: 73) Notes: near Madagascar (INA). Holotype: Sournia (1972: fig. 8) (Benico et al., 2019: 416).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 September 2004 by Robert Wilkes.
Last updated: 23 August 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
