Amphidinium tenagodes T.M.Harris 1940

Publication Details
Amphidinium tenagodes T.M.Harris 1940: 20, fig. 5 J-M

Published in: Harris, T.M. (1940). A contribution to the knowledge of the British freshwater Dinoflagellata. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 152(1): 1-33.

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Publication date: February 1940

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amphidinium is Amphidinium operculatum Claparède & Lachmann.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Prosoaulax lacustris (F.Stein) Calado & Moestrup.

Source of Synonymy
Lewis, J.M. & Dodge, J.D. (2011). Dinophyta (Dinoflagellates). In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Second edition. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 250-274. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Type Information
Type locality: "found in water with many dead leaves in March in the University grounds, Reading..." [Berkshire, England]; (Harris 1940: 20)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 May 2022

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Taxonomic note
According to Calado & Moestrup (2005: 115), the identity of this taxon is very uncertain. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025

 
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