Peridinium cinctum var. gatunense (Nygaard) Nygaard 1932

Publication Details
Peridinium cinctum var. gatunense (Nygaard) Nygaard 1932: 128

Published in: Nygaard, G. (1932). Contributions to our knowledge of the freshwater algae of Africa. Freshwater algae and phytoplankton from the Transvaal. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 20(2): 101-148.

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 Peridinium gatunense Nygaard.

Basionym
Peridinium gatunense Nygaard

Type Information
Type locality: Gatun Lake, Panama Canal; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), encircled, girdled, enclosed (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 October 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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