Peridinium divergens Ehrenberg 1840
Current name:
Protoperidinium divergens (Ehrenberg) Balech
Silverdale, Washington, USA; Waterfront Park, Lugol\'s, 200x, DIC - 13 June 2010. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Peridinium divergens Ehrenberg 1840: 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 Protoperidinium divergens (Ehrenberg) Balech.
Type Information
Type locality: Baltic Sea; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), divergent, going different ways (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 07 March 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024