Thecadinium ovatum S.Yoshimatsu, S.Toriumi & J.D.Dodge 2004
Publication Details
Thecadinium ovatum S.Yoshimatsu, S.Toriumi & J.D.Dodge 2004: 213, figs 3, 15-22, 48
Published in: Yoshimatsu, S., Toriumi, S. & Dodge, J.D. (2004). Morphology and taxonomy of five marine sand-dwelling Thecadinium species (Dinophyceae) from Japan, including four new species: Thecadinium arenarium sp. nov., Thecadinium ovatum sp. nov., Thecadinium striatum sp. nov. & Thecadinium yashimaense sp. nov. Phycological Research 52(3): 211-223.
Request PDFPublication date: September 2004
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Thecadinium is Thecadinium petasatum Kofoid & Skogsberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Carinadinium ovatum (S.Yoshimatsu, S.Toriumi & J.D.Dodge) Hoppenrath, Selina & Yamaguchi.
Type Information
Ukitsu beach, Kochi Prefecture, Japan; (Yoshimatsu, Toriumi & Dodge 2004: 213) Holotype: Fig. 15 (epitype) (Yoshimatsu, Toriumi & Dodge 2004: 213) Notes: Isotype: Fig. 16.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ovate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Cells bilaterally flattened, oval in lateral view, 40-50 µm long, 33-40 µm deep. Hypotheca three times longer than epitheca. Cingulum left-handed spiral, displaced about two times its width without an overhang. Hypotheca with two or three strong spines at antapex. Nucleus situated dorsally in central part of the hypotheca. Plate formula: 3', 6", 6c, 5s?, 5"', 1"". Chloroplasts absent.
Created: 02 December 2004 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 21 November 2021
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
