Mesodinium rubrum (Lohmann) Hamburger & Buddenbrock 1911
Publication Details
Mesodinium rubrum (Lohmann) Hamburger & Buddenbrock 1911: 26, fig. 20
Published in: Hamburger, C. & Buddenbrock, W. (1911). XIII. Nordische Ciliata mit Ausschluss der Tintinnoidea. In: Nordisches Plankton. (Brandt, K. & Apstein, C. Eds), pp. 1-152, 185 figures. Keil und Leipzig: Verlag von Lepsius & Tischer.
Request PDFPublication date: 1911
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mesodinium is Mesodinium acarus F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Halteria rubra Lohmann
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), red (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 03 May 2025
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Taxonomic note
"Permanent symbiosis between the mixotrophic ciliate Mesodinium rubrum and the cryptomonad symbionts has long been assumed since 1908, when Hans Lohmann firstly described the reddish-brown globules inside M. rubrum ("Halteria rubra") cells as symbiotic algae ("Erythromonas haltericola"). Thus, M. rubrum was envisioned as a host greenhouse where numerous cryptomonad symbionts could be farmed. During last two decades, however, information on the species interaction among marine protists including M. rubrum was so impressively accumulated that the more real picture of the `symbiotic relationship' could be revealed. " - (04 December 2023) - M.D. Guiry
Usage note
red tides (Lee et al., 2014) - (11 July 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025
