Protoperidinium digitale Pouchet 1883
Current name:
Gonyaulax digitalis (Pouchet) Kofoid
This genus contains species which have a very thick, armoured theca. The girdle is conspicuously offset.Robin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Protoperidinium digitale Pouchet 1883: 443, pl. 18, fig. 14
Published in: Pouchet, G. (1883). Contribution a l'histoire des Cilio-Flagelles. Journal de l'Anatomie et de la Physiologie Normales et Pathologiques de l'Homme et des Animaux 19: 399-455.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Protoperidinium is Protoperidinium pellucidum Bergh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gonyaulax digitalis (Pouchet) Kofoid.
Type Information
Type locality: W. France: Concarneau (Finistère); (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 12 April 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
