Dinophysis mitra (F.Schütt) T.H.Abé 1967
Publication Details
Dinophysis mitra (F.Schütt) T.H.Abé 1967: 63, fig. 18 a-q
Published in: Abé, T.H. (1967). The armoured Dinoflagellata. II. Prorocentridae and Dinophysidae (B). Dinophysis and its allied genera. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 15(1): 37-78.
Request PDFPublication date: March 1967
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dinophysis is Dinophysis acuta Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phalacroma mitra F.Schütt.
Source of Synonymy
Hastrup Jensen, M. & Daugbjerg, N. (2009). Molecular phylogeny of selected species of the order Dinophysiales (Dinophyceae) - testing the hypothesis of a dinophysioid radiation. Journal of Phycology 45(5): 1136-1152.
Basionym
Phalacroma mitra F.Schütt
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), turban, mitre.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 April 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Combination made by Abé (1967) in March; by Balech (1967) in December. - (09 April 2018) - M.D. Guiry
Usage note
Faust & Gulledge (2002: 11) note this species is a confirmed diarrhetic shellfish poison toxin-producing species. Please consult original reference for further details.
Harmful species - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025
