Thecadinium arenarium S.Yoshimatsu, S.Toriumi & J.D.Dodge 2004

Publication Details
Thecadinium arenarium S.Yoshimatsu, S.Toriumi & J.D.Dodge 2004: 216, 219, figs 6, 39-46, 51

Published in: Yoshimatsu, S., Toriumi, S. & Dodge, J.D. (2004). Morphology and taxonomy of five marine sand-dwelling Thecadinium species (Dinophyceae) from Japan, including four new species: Thecadinium arenarium sp. nov., Thecadinium ovatum sp. nov., Thecadinium striatum sp. nov. & Thecadinium yashimaense sp. nov. Phycological Research 52(3): 211-223.

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Publication date: September 2004

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Thecadinium is Thecadinium petasatum Kofoid & Skogsberg.

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

Type Information
Ohama beach, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan; (Yoshimatsu, Toriumi & Dodge 2004: 219) Holotype: Fig. 39 (epitype) (Yoshimatsu, Toriumi & Dodge 2004: 219) Notes: Isotypes: Figs 41 and42

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), in sandy places.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Cells wide-fusiform in shape, photosynthetic with brown chloroplasts, 35-41 µm long, 25-30 µm wide. Epitheca semielliptical with an apical pore. Cingulum strong left-handed spiral. Plate formula: Po, 3', 1a, 6', 5c, 4s, 5"', 1"". Hypotheca semielliptical with one antapical plate.

Habitat
Marine, sand-dwelling

Created: 02 December 2004 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 22 August 2014

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