Gymnodinium quadrilobatum T.Horiguchi & R.N.Pienaar 1994
Publication Details
Gymnodinium quadrilobatum T.Horiguchi & R.N.Pienaar 1994: 238, figs 1-22
Published in: Horiguchi, T. & Pienaar, R.N. (1994). Ultrastructure of a new marine sand-dwelling dinoflagellate, Gymnodinium quadrilobatum sp. nov. (Dinophyceae) with special reference to its endosymbiotic alga. European Journal of Phycology 29: 237-245.
Original description: 
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 Dinothrix quadrilobata (T.Horiguchi & R.N.Pienaar) R.Onuma & T.Horiguchi.
Type Information
Type locality: Amantizimtoti, Natal Privince, South Africa; (Horiguchi & Pienaar 1994: 238) Holotype: 23 February 1996; Sand layer in tidal pools; (Horiguchi & Pienaar 1994: 238)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 March 2002 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
Last updated: 09 February 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
