WoRMS taxon details
Ptychodiscus noctiluca Stein, 1883
109888 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:109888)
accepted
Species
Diplocystis antarctica Cleve, 1900 · unaccepted
Ptychodiscus carinatus Kofoid, 1907 · unaccepted
Ptychodiscus inflatus Pavillard, 1916 · unaccepted
marine, terrestrial
Stein, F. (1883). Die naturgeschichte der arthrodelen Flagellaten. In: Der Organismus der Infusionstiere. III. Pt. 2 . ( Eds), pp. 1-30 Leipzig:. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:46624
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:46624 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Ptychodiscus noctiluca Stein, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109888 on 2025-07-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Stein, F. (1883). Die naturgeschichte der arthrodelen Flagellaten. In: Der Organismus der Infusionstiere. III. Pt. 2 . ( Eds), pp. 1-30 Leipzig:. [details]
original description (of Ptychodiscus carinatus Kofoid, 1907) Kofoid, C.A. (1907). Reports on the scientific results of the Expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross," from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., Commanding. IX. New species of Dinoflagellates. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 50: 163-207, pls. 1-17. [details]
basis of record Gómez, F. (2005). A list of free-living dinoflagellate species in the world's oceans. <em>Acta Bot. Croat.</em> 64(1): 129-212. [details]
original description (of Ptychodiscus carinatus Kofoid, 1907) Kofoid, C.A. (1907). Reports on the scientific results of the Expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross," from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., Commanding. IX. New species of Dinoflagellates. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 50: 163-207, pls. 1-17. [details]
basis of record Gómez, F. (2005). A list of free-living dinoflagellate species in the world's oceans. <em>Acta Bot. Croat.</em> 64(1): 129-212. [details]
Other
additional source
Balech, E. (1967). Dinoflagelados nuevos o interesantes del Golfo de Mexico y Caribe. <em>Museo Argentino de ciencias naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Instituto nacional de investigación de las ciencias naturales, Revista, Hidrobiología.</em> 2(3): 77-126. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Steidinger, K. A., M. A. Faust, and D. U. Hernández-Becerril. 2009. Dinoflagellates (Dinoflagellata) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 131–154 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College [details]
additional source Chang, F.H.; Charleston, W.A.G.; McKenna, P.B.; Clowes, C.D.; Wilson, G.J.; Broady, P.A. (2012). Phylum Myzozoa: dinoflagellates, perkinsids, ellobiopsids, sporozoans, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pp. 175-216. [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp., available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780126930184 [details]
additional source Brandt, S. (2001). Dinoflagellates, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 47-53 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]additional source Steidinger, K. A., M. A. Faust, and D. U. Hernández-Becerril. 2009. Dinoflagellates (Dinoflagellata) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 131–154 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College [details]
additional source Chang, F.H.; Charleston, W.A.G.; McKenna, P.B.; Clowes, C.D.; Wilson, G.J.; Broady, P.A. (2012). Phylum Myzozoa: dinoflagellates, perkinsids, ellobiopsids, sporozoans, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pp. 175-216. [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp., available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780126930184 [details]
additional source Brandt, S. (2001). Dinoflagellates, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 47-53 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:46624 [details]
Published in AlgaeBase 
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Diplocystis antarctica Cleve, 1900)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Ptychodiscus inflatus Pavillard, 1916)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Ptychodiscus carinatus Kofoid, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ptychodiscus inflatus Pavillard, 1916)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Diplocystis antarctica Cleve, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ptychodiscus carinatus Kofoid, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ptychodiscus noctiluca)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Diplocystis antarctica Cleve, 1900)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Ptychodiscus inflatus Pavillard, 1916)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Ptychodiscus carinatus Kofoid, 1907)To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ptychodiscus inflatus Pavillard, 1916)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Diplocystis antarctica Cleve, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ptychodiscus carinatus Kofoid, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ptychodiscus noctiluca)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
