Asterodinium spinosum Sournia 1972
Publication Details
Asterodinium spinosum Sournia 1972: 152, fig. 5
Published in: Sournia, A. (1972). Une période de poussées phytoplanctoniques près de Nosy-Bé (Madagascar) en 1971. Espèces rares ou nouvelles du phytoplancton. Cahiers de l'Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer. Paris. Série Océanographique 10(2): 151-159.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asterodinium is Asterodinium gracile Sournia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "au large de Nosy-Bé (Madagascar), profondeur 100 mètres (station 9 sur la carte)"; (Sournia 1972: 152)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiny.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 December 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
