HABs - Amphidinium Claperède & Lachmann, 1859

HABs taxon details

Amphidinium Claperède & Lachmann, 1859

AphiaID

109473 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:109473)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Amphidiniaceae Moestrup & Calado, 2018

Direct children (11)

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Species Amphidinium carterae Hulburt, 1957
Species Amphidinium gibbosum (L.Maranda & Y.Shimizu) Flø Jørgensen & Shauna Murray, 2004
Species Amphidinium magnum Karafas & C.R.Tomas, 2017
Species Amphidinium massartii Biecheler, 1952
Species Amphidinium operculatum Claparède & Lachmann, 1859
Species Amphidinium pseudomassartii Karafas & C.R.Tomas, 2017
Species Amphidinium tomasii Karafas, 2017
Species Amphidinium hoefleri Schiller & Diskus, 1955 accepted as Amphidinium massartii Biecheler, 1952
Species Amphidinium hofleri Schiller & Diskus, 1955 accepted as Amphidinium massartii Biecheler, 1952 (synonym)
Species Amphidinium klebsii N.Carter, 1937 accepted as Amphidinium carterae Hulburt, 1957 (synonym)
Species Amphidinium microcephalum R.E.Norris accepted as Amphidinium carterae Hulburt, 1957 (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

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). Amphidinium Claperède & Lachmann, 1859. Accessed through: Lundholm, N.; Bernard, C.; Churro, C.; Escalera, L.; Hoppenrath, M.; Iwataki, M.; Larsen, J.; Mertens, K.; Moestrup, Ø.; Murray, S.; Salas, R.; Tillmann, U.; Zingone, A. (Eds) (2009 onwards) IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hab/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109473 on 2026-07-22

Thematic species database citation

Lundholm, N.; Bernard, C.; Churro, C.; Escalera, L.; Hoppenrath, M.; Iwataki, M.; Larsen, J.; Mertens, K.; Murray, S.; Probert, I.; Salas, R.; Tillmann, U.; Zingone, A. (Eds) (2009 onwards). IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Microalgae. Amphidinium Claperède & Lachmann, 1859. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hab/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109473 on 2026-07-22

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2006-07-10 06:45:33Z

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Camba Reu, Cibran

2010-08-12 12:41:00Z

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Guiry, Michael D.

2018-11-12 09:25:58Z

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Guiry, Michael D.

2019-08-28 06:54:14Z

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Guiry, Michael D.

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basis of record Gómez, F. (2005). A list of free-living dinoflagellate species in the world's oceans. Acta Bot. Croat. 64(1): 129-212. [details]

additional source Lakkis, S. (2011). Le phytoplancton marin du Liban (Méditerranée orientale): biologie, biodiversité, biogéographie. Aracne: Roma. ISBN 978-88-548-4243-4. 293 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Kofoid, C.A.; Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California. 5: i-viii, 1-562., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20306447 [details]

additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

additional source Parker, S.P. (Ed.) (1982). Synopsis and classification of living organisms. McGraw Hill Book Company: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-07-079031-0. 1166, 1232 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]