Peridinium macroceros Ehrenberg 1841
Current name:
Tripos macroceros (Ehrenberg) Hallegraeff & Huisman
IrelandRobin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Peridinium macroceros Ehrenberg 1841: 201
Published in: Ehrenberg, [C.G.] (1840). [Characteristik von 274 neuen Arten von Infusorien]. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1840: 197-219.
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 Tripos macroceros (Ehrenberg) Hallegraeff & Huisman.
Type Information
Type locality: Baltic Sea; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Dr. Michaelis; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 22 September 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024