Dissodinium pseudolunula Swift ex Elbrächter & Drebes 1978

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Dissodinium pseudolunula Swift ex Elbrächter & Drebes 1978: 362, fig. 1

Published in: Elbrächter, M. & Drebes, G. (1978). Life cycles, phylogeny and taxonomy of Dissodinium and Pyrocystis (Dinophyta). Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 31: 347-366.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dissodinium is Dissodinium lunula (F.Schütt) G.A.Klebs.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), false lunula, diminutive of luna, moon (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 October 2020

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Nomenclatural note
Elbrächter & Drebes (1978: 362, fig. 8a): "supposedly validates Swift, who failed to provide an illustration (but he did indirectly cite illustrations and I would accept it)" (Silva, INA). Silva also notes that "even if Swift is not accepted, there is Drebes, Marine Phytoplankton, p. 150, figs 133-134, 1974" (not seen by AlgaeBase). - (14 October 2014) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 April 2025

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