Spiraulax kofoidii H. W Graham 1942
- Dataset
- Taxonomic studies of marine dinoflagellates and distribution in the coastal waters of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Chromista
- phylum
- Myzozoa
- class
- Dinophyceae
- order
- Peridiniales
- family
- Peridiniida
- genus
- Spiraulax
- species
- Spiraulax kofoidii
description
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. 2 f). 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
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 APK 4 (subsurface depths) for the first time in Kakinada waters, and in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Name
- Homonyms
- Spiraulax kofoidii H. W Graham 1942