Gymnodinium pachydermatum Kofoid & Swezy 1921
Publication Details
Gymnodinium pachydermatum Kofoid & Swezy 1921: 239, fig. AA, 5; pl. 3, fig. 32
Published in: Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California 5: i-viii, 1-562.
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 Balechina gracilis (Bergh) F.Gómez, Artigas & Gast.
Type Information
Type locality: Pacific off La Jolla, California; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: June, July; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 June 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 03 January 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024