Gymnodinium lira Kofoid & Swezy 1921

Publication Details
Gymnodinium lira Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 227, fig. Z: 11; pl. 3: fig. 30

Published in: Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California 5: i-viii, 1-562.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cucumeridinium lira (Kofoid & Swezy) F.Gómez, P. López-García, H.Takayama & D.Moreira.

Type Information
Type locality: Pacific off La Jolla, California; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: June, September; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), ridge, furrow.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 June 2005 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 19 April 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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