Ornithocercus magnificus Stein 1883

Bhowal, A, Purushothaman, J & Siddique, A, 2023, Taxonomic studies of marine dinoflagellates and distribution in the coastal waters of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India, Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences 52 (8), pp. 390-401 : 398

8. Ornithocercus magnificus Stein 1883

Diagnostic characters: Thecate dinoflagellate with slightly asymmetrical, round cell body. Scattered pores present on the body surface. Presence of left sulcal list. Presence of 5 main posteriorly positioned ribs, of which 3 ribs situated antapically. These main ribs form anastomoses between them ( Fig. 2i ).

Distribution: Cosmopolitan in warm temperate to tropical waters. Tamil Nadu coast, India 10, Bay of Bengal 12 - 13, Great Nicobar Island, Andaman Sea 21, Kochi coast, India 40 and Karnataka coast, India 41, Maldives 39, Indian Ocean 11, ROPME Sea Area, Iranian coastal waters 25, Mediterranean waters 26, Gulf of Mexico 42, Caribbean Sea 32, Mexican waters, Pacific Ocean 33, Brazil waters 29, Vitória-Trindade Seamount Chain, South Atlantic Ocean 35, Eastern Pacific Ocean 38, Australian waters 31.

This species was recorded from the stations APK2 and APK3 (subsurface depths) for the first time in Kakinada waters, and in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Fig. 2 — Micrographs (Light microscope and SEM images) of species recorded from Kakinada coastal waters: (a) Protoperidinium depressum (Bailey) Balech 1974; (b) Protoperidinium brochii (Kofoid & Swezy) Balech, 1974; (c) Protoperidinium leonis (Pavillard) Balech 1974; (d) Protoperidinium ovum (J. Schiller) Balech 1974; (e) Protoperidinium pallidum (Ostenfeld) Balech 1973; (f) Spiraulax kofoidii H. W Graham, 1942; (g) Dinophysis caudata Saville-Kent 1881; (h) Dinophysis caudata Saville-Kent 1881; (i) Ornithocercus magnificus Stein 1883; (j) Phalacroma doryphorum Stein 1883; (k) Tripos inflatus (Kofoid) F. Gómez, 2013; (l) Tripos trichoceros (Ehrenberg) F. Gómez, 2013; (m) Tripos candelabrum (Ehrenberg) F. Gómez, 2013; (n) Tripos vultur (Cleve) F. Gómez 2013; (o) Tripos vultur (Cleve) F. Gómez 2013 magnified view; and (p) Triadinium polyedricum (Pouchet) Dodge, 1981