Amphidiniopsis uroensis Toriumi, Yoshimatsu & J.D.Dodge 2002

Publication Details
Amphidiniopsis uroensis Toriumi, Yoshimatsu & J.D.Dodge 2002: 116, 117, figs 2-12

Published in: Toriumi, S., Yoshimatsu, S. & Dodge, J.D. (2002). Amphidiniopsis uroensis sp. nov. and Amphidiniopsis pectinaria sp. nov. (Dinophyceae): two new benthic dinoflagelletes from Japan. Phycological Research 50(2): 115-124, 23 figs, 2 tables.

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Publication date: June 2002

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amphidiniopsis is Amphidiniopsis kofoidii Wołoszyńska.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Uro beach, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan; (Toriumi, Yoshimatsu & Dodge 2002: 117) Holotype: Fig. 3 (epitype) Sand-dwelling, marine; (Toriumi, Yoshimatsu & Dodge 2002: 117) Notes: Isotype: Figs 2, 8 and 9.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Cells dorso-ventrally compressed, lacking photosynthetic pigments, 28-31 µm in length and 23-28 µm in width; thecal plate formula Po, 3', 3a, 6", 3c, 4s (+1 acc.), 5"', 2""; thecal plates thick providing small processes, spines and pores; epitheca of arched shape with a narrow ridge along plates 1' and 3'; hypotheca cylindrical; nucleus situated centrally; eyespot absent.

Habitat
Sand-dwelling, marine.

Created: 29 November 2004 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 19 August 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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