Pavillardinium pacificum Rampi 1950
Publication Details
Pavillardinium pacificum Rampi 1950: 10, fig. 15
Published in: Rampi, L. (1950). Péridiniens rares ou nouveaux pour le Pacifique Sud-Èquatorial. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco 47(974): 1-11.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pavillardinium is Pavillardinium globosum (Kofoid) J.De Toni.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Centrodinium pacificum (Rampi) F.J.R.Taylor.
Source of Synonymy
Hernández-Becerril, D.U., Bravo-Sierra, E., Ceballos-Corona, J.G.A., Esqueda-Lara, K., Escobar-Morales, S. & Parra-Toriz, D. (2010). Morphology and taxonomy of the marine planktonic dinoflagellate Centrodinium pulchrum Bohm (Dinophyta) from the tropical Mexican Pacific, with comments on the taxonomy and distribution of the genus Centrodinium. Phycologia 49(5): 461-470, 42 figs, 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Near w. coast of New Zealand; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 March 2024
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025