Peridinium pallidum Ostenfeld 1900
Current name:
Protoperidinium pallidum (Ostenfeld) Balech
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Publication Details
Peridinium pallidum Ostenfeld 1900: 60
Published in: Ostenfeld, C.H. (1900 '1899'). Plankton. In: Iagttagelsen over overfladevandets temperatur, saltholdighed og plankton paa islandske og grønlandske skibsrouter i 1899. (Knudsen, M. & Ostenfeld, C. Eds), pp. 45-93. Copenhagen: Bianco Lunos Kgl. Hof-Bogtrykkeri.
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 pallidum (Ostenfeld) Balech.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pale, sallow, yellow-green, grey-green (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 07 December 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
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 18 April 2024
