Peridinium tripos var. macroceros (Ehrenberg) Diesing 1866
Current name:
Tripos macroceros (Ehrenberg) Hallegraeff & Huisman
Live cellRobin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Peridinium tripos var. macroceros (Ehrenberg) Diesing 1866: 388
Published in: Diesing, K.M. (1866). Revision der Prothelminthen. Abtheilung: Mastigophoren. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abt. 1, Mineralogie, Botanik, Zoologie, Anatomie, Geologie und Paläontologie 52(8): 287-401.
Request PDFPublication date: 1866
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.
Basionym
Peridinium macroceros Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Baltic Sea; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Dr. Michaelis; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Greek), A three-legged structure; a tripod.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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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 18 April 2024
