Dinophysaceae
Ornithocercus triclavatus E.J.F.Wood
, legitimate, scientific
[Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5]:
210, fig 65a, b
[tax. nov.]
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Wood (p. 210) states this species shows similarities NOT synonymy with O. heteroporus and O. geniculatus Dangeard.
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Type locality:
East Australia [current?], North of Sydney
[Taylor, F.J.R. (1976), Dinoflagellates from the international Indian Ocean Expedition. A report on material collected by the R. V. 'Anton Bruun' 1963-1964. Bibliotheca Botanica 132]:
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[secondary reference]
[ABRS (2008), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2008]:
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[secondary reference]
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In the discussion of O. heteroporus, Taylor (1976:49) indicates that he considers O. triclavatus to be a synonym, BUT he does not list the name in the list of synonyms (p. 48)
[McCarthy, P. (Comp.) (2012), Census of Australian Marine Dinoflagellates]:
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[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Ornithocercus heteroporus Kof.
legitimate