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Redescription ofGymnodinium heterostriatum Kofoid et Swezy 1921 (Dinophyceae)

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The dinoflagellateGymnodinium heterostriatum Kofoid et Swezy is described anew from live material of the upwelling region off the NW African coast. The characteristics that distinguish it fromGymnodinium striatissimum Hulburt, a species with which it has been mistaken since the original description, are discussed.

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Elbrächter, M. Redescription ofGymnodinium heterostriatum Kofoid et Swezy 1921 (Dinophyceae). Helgolander Meeresunters 48, 359–363 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02366252

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