Peridinium tortuosum (Christen) Bourrelly, nom. inval. 1970

Publication Details
Peridinium tortuosum (Christen) Bourrelly, nom. inval. 1970: 168

Published in: Bourrelly, P. (1970). Les algues d'eau douce. Initiation à la systématique. Tome III: Les Algues bleues et rouges. Les Eugléniens, Peridiniens et Cryptomonadines. pp. 1-512, 5 figs, 138 plates. Paris: Boubée & Cie.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Peridinium is Peridinium cinctum (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Heteronema tortuosum Christen.

Basionym
Heteronema tortuosum Christen

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent or twisted in different directions, involved, complicated (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 17 September 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 17 September 2018

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2024

 
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