Gymnodinium rubrum Koifoid & Swezy 1921
Publication Details
Gymnodinium rubrum Koifoid & Swezy 1921: 253, figs A, C:5, Y:4; pl. 8: fig. 86
Published in: Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California 5: i-viii, 1-562.
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 Gyrodinium rubrum (Kofoid & Swezy) Y.Takano & T.Horiguichi.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), red (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2023
