IRMNG - Philozoon Geddes, 1882

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Philozoon Geddes, 1882

IRMNG_ID

1313498 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1313498)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Symbiodiniaceae Fensome, Taylor, Norris, Sarjeant, Wharton & Williams, 1993

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Species Philozoon actiniarum Geddes
Species Philozoon medusarum Geddes
Species Philozoon radiolariarum Geddes
Species Philozoon siphonophorum Geddes

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2025). Philozoon Geddes, 1882. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1313498 on 2026-06-20

Taxonomic edit history

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2007-01-04 23:00:00Z

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2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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basis of record Fensome, R.A., Taylor, F.J.R., Norris, G., Sarjeant, W.A.S., Wharton, D.I. & Williams, G.L. (1993). A Classification of Living and Fossil Dinoflagellates. Micropaleontology Special Publication 7, 350pp.
note: as syn. of Zooxanthella [details]

basis of record Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]

name verified source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]

current name source LaJeunesse, T. C.; Wiedenmann, J.; Casado-Amezúa, P.; D'Ambra, I.; Turnham, K. E.; Nitschke, M. R.; Oakley, C. A.; Goffredo, S.; Spano, C. A.; Cubillos, V. M.; Davy, S. K.; Suggett, D. J. (2021). Revival of <i>Philozoon</i> Geddes for host-specialized dinoflagellates, 'zooxanthellae', in animals from coastal temperate zones of northern and southern hemispheres. <em>European Journal of Phycology.</em> 57(2): 166-180., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/09670262.2021.1914863 [details]

extant flag source Fensome, R.A., Taylor, F.J.R., Norris, G., Sarjeant, W.A.S., Wharton, D.I. & Williams, G.L. (1993). A Classification of Living and Fossil Dinoflagellates. Micropaleontology Special Publication 7, 350pp. [details]

habitat flag source As per Zooxanthella [details]

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