Peridinium pellucidum (Bergh) Schütt 1895
Publication Details
Peridinium pellucidum (Bergh) Schütt 1895: 157, pl. 14: fig. 45
Published in: Schütt, F. (1895). Die Peridineen der Plankton-Expedition. Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung 4: 1-170, 27 pls.
Request PDFType 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 Protoperidinium pellucidum Bergh.
Source of Synonymy
Steidinger, K.A. & Tangen, K. (1996). Dinoflagellates. In: Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. (Tomas, C.R. Eds), pp. 387-584. San Diego: Academic Press.
Basionym
Protoperidinium pellucidum Bergh
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pellucid, translucent but not hyaline (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 07 December 2018
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Nomenclatural note
No basionym (INA). - (01 August 2017) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
