Pyrocystaceae
Pyrocystis lunula (F.Schütt) F.Schütt
, legitimate, scientific
[Schütt, F. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (1896), Peridiniales (Peridineae, Dinoflagellata, Cilioflagellata, arthrodele Flagellaten). Bacillariales (Diatomeae). Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien]:
4
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Gymnodinium lunula F.Schütt
legitimate
[Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5]:
171–351
[secondary reference]
[Wood, E.J.F. (1963), Dinoflagellates in the Australian region. III – Further collections. Tech. Pap. Div. Fish. Oceanogr. CSIRO 17]:
1–20
[secondary reference]
[Hallegraeff, G.M. & Jeffrey, S.W. (1984), Tropical phytoplankton species and pigments of continental shelf waters of north and north-west Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 20]:
59–74
[secondary reference]
[Hallegraeff, G.M. & Reid, D.D. (1986), Phytoplankton species successions and their hydrological environment at a coastal station off Sydney. Austral. J. Mar. Freshw. Res 37]:
361–377
[secondary reference]
[Throndsen, J., Hasle, G.R. & Tangen, K. (2003), Norsk Kystplankton Flora]:
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[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Gymnodinium lunula F.Schütt
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Dissodinium lunula (F.Schütt) G.A.Klebs
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Gymnodinium bicorne Kof. & Swezy
legitimate
[ABRS (2008), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2008]:
-
[secondary reference]
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AMANI dist.:
Norway
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Habitat:
Neritic
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Nutrition:
Heterotrophic
[McCarthy, P. (Comp.) (2012), Census of Australian Marine Dinoflagellates]:
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Gymnodinium lunula F.Schütt
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Dissodinium lunula (F.Schütt) G.A.Klebs
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Pyrocystis obtusa Pavill.
legitimate
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A strongly bioluminescent species
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Distribution:
Gulf of Carpentaria/North-west Shelf, Qld (Moreton Bay) to N.S.W. (off Sydney) and Tas. (Maria Island), Vic. (Port Fairy), E Indian Ocean
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Ex.distribution:
Brazil, South Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Canary Islands, North Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
[Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2022), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org]:
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AAL
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Gymnodinium lunula F.Schütt
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Diplodinium lunula (F.Schütt) G.A.Klebs
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Dissodinium lunula (F.Schütt) G.A.Klebs
legitimate