Peridinium paradoxum F.J.R.Taylor 1976

Publication Details
Peridinium paradoxum F.J.R.Taylor 1976: 157, 199, pl. 29: fig. 307

Published in: Taylor, F.J.R. (1976). Dinoflagellates from the International Indian Ocean Expedition: A report on material collected by the R.V. "Anton Bruun". Bibliotheca Botanica 132: 1-234, 46 pls, 5 charts, 5 tables.

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 paradoxum (F.J.R.Taylor) Balech.

Source of Synonymy
Balech, E. (1994). Contribución a la taxinomía y nomenclatura del género Protoperidinium (Dinoflagellata). Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Instituto Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales: Hidrobiología 7(4): 61-80, 4 figures.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), paradoxical.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 01 February 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025