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- Title
Light and scanning microscopy of two benthic species of Amphidiniopsis (Dinophyceae), Amphidiniopsis hexagona sp. nov. and Amphidiniopsis swedmarkii from Japan.
- Authors
Yoshimatsu, Sada-aki; Toriumi, Saburo; Dodge, John D.; Nozaki, H.
- Abstract
SUMMARYTwo species of the genus Amphidiniopsis, a marine armoured, sand-dwelling dinoflagellate, Amphidiniopsis hexagona Yoshimatsu, Toriumi et Dodge sp. nov. and Amphidiniopsis swedmarkii (Balech) Dodge were collected from Japanese sandy beaches, and their morphologic features were observed by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Amphidiniopsis hexagona was hexagonal in ventral view and measured 44–59 μm in length and 40–53 μm in width. The plate formula is P0, 4′, 2a, 7″, 3c, 4s (+ 2 accessory), 5′′′, 2″″. This plate arrangement of A. hexagona is essentially the same as those of Amphidiniopsis hirusta and A. swedmarkii, but this new species can be readily distinguished from the latter two species by the following characters: (i) the cell shape; (ii) the presence of an antapical spine; and (iii) the surface ornamentation of thecal plates.
- Subjects
JAPAN; DINOFLAGELLATES; PLANT morphology
- Publication
Phycological Research, 2000, Vol 48, Issue 2, p107
- ISSN
1322-0829
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1835.2000.tb00204.x