World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

WoRMS name details

Dissodinium Klebs, 1916

AphiaID

109569 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:109569)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Pyrocystis J.Murray ex Haeckel, 1890

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pyrocystaceae (Schütt, 1896) Lemmermann, 1899

Synonymised names

Diplodinium Klebs, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Dissodinium gerbaultii (Pavillard) F.J.R.Taylor
Species Dissodinium obtusum (Pav.) Matz.
Species Dissodinium pseudocalani (Gonnert) Drebes ex Elbrachter & Drebes, 1978
Species Dissodinium pseudolunula Swift ex Elbrächter & Drebes, 1978
Species Dissodinium fusiforme (Wyville-Thomson ex Murray) Matzenauer accepted as Pyrocystis fusiformis C.W.Thomson, 1876 (synonym)
Species Dissodinium fusiformis (J.Murray) Matzenauer, 1933 accepted as Pyrocystis fusiformis C.W.Thomson, 1876
Species Dissodinium lanceolata (Schröder) Matzenauer, 1933 accepted as Pyrocystis lanceolata Schröder, 1900
Species Dissodinium lunula (Schütt) Klebs, 1916 accepted as Pyrocystis lunula (Schütt) Schütt, 1896 (synonym)
Species Dissodinium minima Matzenauer, 1933 accepted as Pyrocystis minima (Matzenauer) Schiller, 1937
Species Dissodinium pseudonoctiluca Swift ex Elbrachter & Drebes accepted as Pyrocystis noctiluca Murray ex Haeckel, 1890 accepted as Pyrocystis pseudonoctiluca Wyville-Thompson, 1876 (synonym)
Species Dissodinium rhomboides Matzenauer, 1933 accepted as Pyrocystis rhomboides (Matzenauer) Schiller, 1937
Species Dissodinium robusta (Kofoid) Matzenauer, 1933 accepted as Pyrocystis robusta Kofoid, 1907
Species Dissodinium semicircularis (Schröder) Matzenauer, 1933 accepted as Pyrocystis hamulus var. semicircularis Schröder, 1900

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:6352

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:6352 [details]

Taxonomy Hansson (1991-1997) includes Dissodinium in the Family Chytriodiniaceae

Taxonomy Hansson (1991-1997) includes Dissodinium in the Family Chytriodiniaceae [details]

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). Dissodinium Klebs, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109569 on 2025-05-04

Taxonomic edit history

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Licensing

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Nomenclature

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 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 Hansson, H. G. (1991-1997). South Scandinavian Marine Protoctista. , available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/neat_pdf/NEAT*Protista.pdf [details]