2017

compiled by Mona Hoppenrath

last update: 06 May 2019

Names printed in bold: taxon regarded as validly published  
Names printed not in bold: taxon regarded as not validly published

Abbreviations:
ICN = International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants [in brackets: date of publishing]

 

new order

 

new families

 

new genera

 

Apocalathium Craveiro, Daugbjerg, Moestrup et Calado 2017, Phycologia 56(1): 32. [online 28 October 2016]

Type: Apocalathium aciculiferum (Lemmermann) Craveiro, Daugbjerg, Moestrup et Calado 2017, Phycologia 56(1): 32-33, fig. 9. [online 28 October 2016]

 

Blixaea Gottschling 2017, in Gottschling et al. 2017, Phytotaxa 306(4): 296-297. [16 May 2017]

Type: Blixaea quinquecornis (T.H.Abé) Gottschling 2017, in Gottschling et al. 2017, Phytotaxa 306(4): 296.

 

Dactylodinium Kazuya Takahashi, Moestrup et Iwataki 2017, in Takahashi et al. 2017, Journal of Phycology 53: 1225.
Type: Dactylodinium pterobelotum Kazuya Takahashi, Moestrup et Iwataki 2017, in Takahashi et al. 2017, Journal of Phycology 53: 1225, figs 1-10.

 

Grammatodinium Z.Li et H.H.Shin 2017, in Li et al. 2017, Phycologia 56(4): 432.
Type: Grammatodinium tongyeonginum Z.Li et H.H.Shin 2017, in Li et al. 2017, Phycologia 56(4): 432, figs 1-43.

 

Kirithra Boutrup, Tillmann, Daugbjerg et Moestrup 2017, in Boutrup et al. 2017, Protist 168: 587.

Type: Kirithra asteri Boutrup, Tillmann, Daugbjerg et Moestrup 2017, in Boutrup et al. 2017, Protist 168: 587-588, figs 1-9.

 

Margalefidinium F.Gómez, Richlen et D.M.Anderson 2017, Harmful Algae 63: 39.

Type: Margalefidinium polykrikoides (Margalef) F.Gómez, Richlen et D.M.Anderson 2017, Harmful Algae 63: 39.

 

Unruhdinium Gottschling 2017, in Gottschling et al. 2017, Phytotaxa 306(4): 297. [16 May 2017]

Type: Unruhdinium jiulongense (H.Gu) Gottschling 2017, in Gottschling et al. 2017, Phytotaxa 306(4): 297.

 

Yihiella S.H. Jang, H.J. Jeong, Moestrup et N.S. Kang 2017, in Jang et al. 2017, Journal of Phycology 53: 137.
Type: Yihiella yeosuensis S.H. Jang, H.J. Jeong, Moestrup et N.S. Kang 2017, in Jang et al. 2017, Journal of Phycology 53: 137, 140, figs 1-6.

new species

 

Amphidinium fijiensis Karafas et Tomas, in Karafas et al. 2017, Harmful algae 68: 136-137, fig. 1.

 

Amphidinium magnum Karafas et Tomas, in Karafas et al. 2017, Harmful algae 68: 137, fig. 2.

 

Amphidinium paucianulatum Karafas et Tomas, in Karafas et al. 2017, Harmful algae 68: 137-139, fig. 3.

 

Amphidinium pseudomassartii Karafas et Tomas, in Karafas et al. 2017, Harmful algae 68: 139, fig. 4.

 

Amphidinium theodori Tomas et Karafas, in Karafas et al. 2017, Harmful algae 68: 140, fig. 5.

 

Amphidinium tomasii Karafas, in Karafas et al. 2017, Harmful algae 68: 140, 142, fig. 6.

 

Azadinium zhuanum Luo, Tillmann et Gu 2017, in Luo et al. 2017, Harmful Algae 66: 68, figs 1-4.

 

Dactylodinium pterobelotum Kazuya Takahashi, Moestrup et Iwataki 2017, in Takahashi et al. 2017, Journal of Phycology 53: 1225, figs 1-10.

 

Durinskia kwazulunatalensis N.Yamada, Sym et Horiguchi 2017, Molecular Biology and Evolution 34(6): 1347, figs 5B1-3, 6C, 6D, 7, 8A.  [21 February 2017]

 

Gambierdiscus honu Rhodes, Smith et Murray 2017, in Rhodes et al. 2017, Harmful Algae 65: 63, figs 2A-I.

 

Gambierdiscus lapillus Kretzschmar, Hoppenrath et Murray 2017, in Kretzschmar et al. 2017, Journal of Phycology 53(2): 286-289, figs 4-7.

Grammatodinium tongyeonginum Z.Li et H.H.Shin 2017, in Li et al. 2017, Phycologia 56(4): 432, figs 1-43.  [29 March 2017]

 

Gymnodinium plasticum N.Wang, Z.Luo, K.N.Mertens, F.M.G.McCarthy et H.Gu 2017, Phycological Research 65: 314, figs 1-20.

 

Heterocapsa steinii Tillmann, Gottschling, Hoppenrath, Kusber et Elbrächter 2017, in Tillmann et al. 2017, Journal of Phycology 53: 1320, figs 1-6.

 

Kirithra asteri Boutrup, Tillmann, Daugbjerg et Moestrup 2017, in Boutrup et al. 2017, Protist 168: 587-588, figs 1-9.

Phalacroma ornamentatum Esqueda-Lara et Hernández-Becerril 2017, Nova Hedwigia DOI: 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2017/0411: 4, figs 2-14. 34.

Phalacroma palmatum Esqueda-Lara et Hernández-Becerril 2017, Nova Hedwigia DOI: 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2017/0411: 6, figs 15-27. 39.

 

Prorocentrum caipirignum S. Fraga, M. Menezes et S. Nascimento 2017, in Nascimento et al. 2017, Harmful Algae 70: 77, figs 2-5.

 

Prorocentrum steidingerae F.Gómez, D.Qiu et Senji Lin 2017, Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 64: 675, fig. 6C.

Protoperidinium larsenii L.Phan-Tan, L.Nguyen-Ngoc et H.Doan-Nhu 2017, in Phan-Tan et al. 2017, Nordic Journal of Botany 35: 136, figs 5a-l.

Pseudadenoides polypyrenoides Hoppenrath, Yubuki, R.Stern et B.S.Leander 2017, European Journal of Phycology 52(2): 210, figs 1-3, 7-24, 37-51.

Pyramidodinium spinulosum Horiguchi, Moriya, Pinto et Terada 2017, Phycological Research 65: 277-278, figs 1-4.

 

Symbiodinium endoclionum Ramsby et LaJeunesse 2017, in Ramsby et al. 2017, Journal of Phycology 53: 953.  [05 Sept 2017]

 

Symbiodinium glynnii Wham et LaJeunesse 2017, in Wham et al. 2017, Phycologia 56(4): 400-401, figs 6, 7.  [29 March 2017]

 

Symbiodinium spongiolum M.S.Hill et LaJeunesse 2017, in Ramsby et al. 2017, Journal of Phycology 53: 953-954.  [05 Sept 2017]

Tovellia rinoi Pandeirada, Craveiro, Daugbjerg, Moestrup et Calado 2017, Phycologia 56(5): 534-535, 537, figs 1-32.  [20 June 2017]

Yihiella yeosuensis S.H. Jang, H.J. Jeong, Moestrup et N.S. Kang 2017, in Jang et al. 2017, Journal of Phycology 53: 137, 140, figs 1-6.

new combinations

 

Apocalathium aciculiferum (Lemmermann) Craveiro, Daugbjerg, Moestrup et Calado 2017, Phycologia 56(1): 32-33, figs 8-11. 

Basionym: Peridinium aciculiferum Lemmermann 1900, Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 18: 28.

 

Apocalathium baicalense (Kisselev et V.Zvetkov) Craveiro, Daugbjerg, Moestrup et Calado 2017, Phycologia 56(1): 33.

Basionym: Peridinium baicalense Kisselev et V.Zvetkov 1935, Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 53B: 518, figs 1-14.

 

Apocalathium euryceps (Rengefors et Barbara Meyer) Craveiro, Daugbjerg, Moestrup et Calado 2017, Phycologia 56(1): 33.

Basionym: Peridinium euryceps Rengefors et Barbara Meyer 1998, Phycologia 37: 285, figs 1-31.

 

Apocalathium malmogiense (G.Sjöstedt) Craveiro, Daugbjerg, Moestrup et Calado 2017, Phycologia 56(1): 33.

Basionym: Peridinium malmogiense G.Sjöstedt 1921, Botaniska Notiser: 184, figs 1-6.

 

Blixaea quinquecornis (T.H.Abé) Gottschling 2017, in Gottschling et al. 2017, Phytotaxa 306(4): 296.

Basionym: Peridinium quinquecorne T.H. Abé 1927, Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, Series 4, Biology 2: 410, fig. 30.

Synonym: Protoperidinium quinquecorne (T.H.Abé) Balech 1974, Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia e Instituto Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales / Hidrobiologia 4: 59.

 

Margalefidinium polykrikoides (Margalef) F.Gómez, Richlen et D.M.Anderson 2017, Harmful Algae 63: 39.

Basionym: Cochlodinium polykrikoides Margalef 1961, Invest. Pesq. 18(1): 76, 78, fig. 27m.

 

Unruhdinium jiulongense (H.Gu) Gottschling 2017, in Gottschling et al. 2017, Phytotaxa 306(4): 297.

Basionym: Peridiniopsis jiulongense H.Gu 2015, in You et al. 2015, Nova Hedwigia 101: 316-318, figs 1-3.

 

Unruhdinium kevei (Grigorszky et Vagas) Gottschling 2017, in Gottschling et al. 2017, Phytotaxa 306(4): 298.Basionym: Peridiniopsis kevei Grigorszky et Vagas 2001, in Grigorszky et al. 2001, Acta Botanica Hungaria 43: 168-172, figs 2-21.

 

Unruhdinium minimum (Qi Zhang, G.X.Liu et Z.Y.Hu) Gottschling 2017, in Gottschling et al. 2017, Phytotaxa 306(4): 298.

Basionym: Peridiniopsis minima Qi Zhang, G.X.Liu et Z.Y.Hu 2014, Algological Studies 145/146: 122, figs 1-3.

 

Unruhdinium niei (G.X.Liu et Z.Y.Hu) Gottschling 2017, in Gottschling et al. 2017, Phytotaxa 306(4): 298.

Basionym: Peridiniopsis niei G.X.Liu et Z.Y.Hu 2008, Nova Hedwigia 87: 490-496, figs 3-6.

 

Unruhdinium penardii (Lemmermann) Gottschling 2017, in Gottschling et al. 2017, Phytotaxa 306(4): 298.

Basionym: Glenodinium penardii Lemmermann 1900, Hedwigia 39 Beiblatt: 117.

Synonym: Peridiniopsis penardii (Lemmermann)Bourelly 1968, Protistologica 4: 9.