Spiraulax kofoidii H. W Graham 1942 ...

• Main Authors: Bhowal, A, Purushothaman, J, Siddique, A
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2023
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Chromista; Myzozoa; Dinophyceae; Peridiniales; Peridiniida; Spiraulax; Spiraulax kofoidii; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12684840; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.12684840

6. Spiraulax kofoidii H.W Graham, 1942 Diagnostic characters: Fusiform body shape. Presence of well-developed theca with areolated surface. Presence of a distinct antapical spine, narrow cingulum, and a well-formed sulcal lists (Fig. 2f). Taxonomic Remarks: This species was formerly described and placed under the order Gonyaulacales but now is shifted to a temporary family Peridinnida incertae sedis under the order Peridiniales. Distribution: Tamil Nadu coast, India 10, Vitória-Trindade Seamount Chain, South Atlantic Ocean 35, Brazil waters 29, Canary Islands 34, Caribbean Sea 32, Mexican waters, Pacific Ocean 33, Australian waters 31. This species was observed from the station APK4 (subsurface depths) for the first time in Kakinada waters, and in the state of Andhra Pradesh. ... : Published as part of Bhowal, A, Purushothaman, J & Siddique, A, 2023, Taxonomic studies of marine dinoflagellates and distribution in the coastal waters of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India, pp. 390-401 in Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences 52 (8) on page 397, DOI: 10.56042/ijms.v52i08.11023, http://zenodo.org/record/11622455 ...