Algae
Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)
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Pyrocystaceae
Pyrocystis lunula (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
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[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 (G.A.Klebs legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Gymnodinium bicorne Kof. & Swezy legitimate
ABRS (2008) , Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2008
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[secondary reference]
AMANI dist.:
Norway
Nutrition:
Heterotrophic
Habitat:
Neritic
McCarthy, P. (Comp.) (2012) , Census of Australian Marine Dinoflagellates
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[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Gymnodinium lunula F.Schütt legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Dissodinium lunula (G.A.Klebs legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Pyrocystis obtusa Pavill. legitimate
A strongly bioluminescent species
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
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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[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Gymnodinium lunula F.Schütt legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Diplodinium lunula (G.A.Klebs legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Dissodinium lunula (G.A.Klebs legitimate
