Morphology and taxonomy of five marine sand-dwelling Thecadinium species (Dinophyceae) from Japan, including four new species: Thecadinium arenarium sp. nov., Thecadinium ovatum sp. nov., Thecadinium striatum sp. nov. and Thecadinium yashimaense sp. nov.

Phycological Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-223

  Yoshimatsu, Sadaaki ^a   Toriumi, Saburo ^b   Dodge, John D ^c  

^a Akashio Research Institute of Kagawa Prefecture   (Japan)

^b Old Farmhouse ^*  (Japan)

^c The Old Farmhouse   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Armored; Japan; Marine; Sand dwelling dinoflagellates; T. arenarium sp. nov.; T. inclinatum; Taxonomy; Thecadinium; Thecadinium ovatum sp. nov.; Thecadinium striatum sp. nov.; Thecadinium yashimaense sp. nov.

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

DINOPHYCEAE; THECADINIUM; THECADINIUM ARENARIUM; THECADINIUM INCLINATUM; THECADINIUM OVATUM; THECADINIUM STRIATUM; THECADINIUM YASHIMAENSE;

EID: 6344286139     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2004.tb00331.x     Document Type: Article

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