(Ehrenberg, 1854)

Diagnosis for two varieties:

Ref.: Brandt (1906-1907), Jörgensen (1924), Balech (1959).

¥ var. speciosa Jörgensen, 1924
Ref.: Brandt (1906-1907), Jörgensen (1924), Balech (1959).

¥ var. lepida (Ehrenberg, 1854)
Ref.: Brandt (1906-1907), Laackmann (1910), Balech (1959).

Kingdom Protoctista
Phylum Ciliophora
Class Oligotrichea
Order Tintinnida
Family Dictyocystidae
Genus Dictyocysta
Species Dictyocysta elegans

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Dictyocysta elegans Ehrenberg, 1854

Scientific synonyms and common names

Selected synonymic references
Dictyocysta elegans Ehrenberg
Dictyocysta elegans Ehrenberg var. speciosa Jörgensen
Dictyocysta speciosa: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Dictyocysta elegans: Brandt, 1906-1907
Dictyocysta elegans var. a: Brandt, 1906-1907
Dictyocysta elegans var. c: Brandt, 1906-1907
Dictyocysta elegans var. e mülleri: Brandt, 1906-1907
Dictyocysta elegans var. d: Brandt, 1906-1907
Dictyocysta ampla: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929, 1939
Dictyocysta inaequalis: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Dictyocysta magna: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Dictyocysta elegans var. speciosa: Jörgensen, 1924; Balech, 1959; 1962b; Souto, 1970b, 1979
Dictyocysta elegans var. lepida (Ehrenberg) Balech
Dictyocysta lepida: Ehrenberg, 1854b; Jörgensen, 1924; Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Dictyocysta templum: Haeckel, 1873; Brandt, 1906-1907
Dictyocysta tiara: Haeckel, 1873; Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Dictyocysta templum var. a: Brandt, 1906-1907
Dictyocysta templum var. b: Brandt, 1906-1907
Dictyocysta templum var. f: Brandt, 1906-1907
? Dictyocysta templum var. c grandis: Brandt, 1906-1907
Dictyocysta templum var. indica: Laackmann, 1910
Dictyocysta templum var. h: Laackmann, 1910
Dictyocysta lata: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Dictyocysta nidulus: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
? Dictyocysta grandis: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Dictyocysta mexicana: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929, 1939
Dictyocysta occidentalis: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929, 1939
Dictyocysta reticulata: Kofoid and Campbell, 1929, 1939
Dictyocysta cf. lepida: Balech, 1944
Dictyocysta elegans var. lepida: Balech, 1959; Souto, 1970b, 1979

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