Peridinium euryceps Rengefors & Barbara Meyer 1998
Publication Details
Peridinium euryceps Rengefors & Barbara Meyer 1998: 285, figs 1-31
Published in: Rengefors, K. & Meyer, B. (1998). Peridinium euryceps sp. nov. (Peridiniales, Dinophyceae), a cryophilic dinoflagellate from Lake Erken, Sweden. Phycologia 37(4): 284-291, 37 figs.
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 Apocalathium euryceps (Rengefors & Barbara Meyer) Craveiro, Daugbjerg, Moestrup & Calado.
Type Information
Type locality: Lake Erken, Sweden; (Rengefors & Meyer 1998: 285) Type: Figs 1, 2: 21 March 1997; Eutrophic lake, characterized by high conductivity and alkalinity; (Rengefors & Meyer 1998: 285, 284) Notes: Type material: B Algae 38047. Isotypes: B. Meyer 5, 6. Collection at the Max-Planck-Institute for Limnology, Plön, Germany.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024