luscus, Microdesmus Dawson [C. E.] 1977:7, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia 1977 (no. 1); ref. 7243] Just south of Mahaut, west coast of Dominica, British West Indies, 15°21'28"N, 61°24'39"W, depth 0-7.6 meters. Holotype: USNM 198261. Paratypes: ANSP 133205 (1), GCRL 14237 (1, c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:127 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Microdesmus luscus Dawson 1977 -- (Amaya et al. 2002:33 [ref. 26089] as lucus, Thacker 2003:1798 [ref. 27112], Van Tassell 2011:146 [ref. 31732]). Current status: Valid as Microdesmus luscus Dawson 1977. Microdesmidae: Microdesminae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.