Pavillardia tentaculifera Kofoid & Swezy 1921
Publication Details
Pavillardia tentaculifera Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 323, fig. H
Published in: Kofoid, C.A. (1920). A new morphological interpretation of the structure of Noctiluca, and its bearing on the status of the Cystoflagellata (Haeckel). University of California Publications in Zoology 19(10): 317-334, 2 figures, plate 18.
Publication date: 13 February 1920
Original description: 
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pavillardia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gyrodinium postmaculatum Kofoid & Swezy.
Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F. & Artigas, L.F. (2023). Rediscovery of the dinoflagellate genus Pavillardia Kofoid & Swezy and its synonymy with Gyrodinium Kofoid & Swezy (Dinophyceae). South African Journal of Botany 162: 743-748.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 September 2004 by Robert Wilkes.
Last updated: 01 April 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
