Peridinium thorianum var. planiceps T.H.Abé 1981
Publication Details
Peridinium thorianum var. planiceps T.H.Abé 1981: 301, fig. 40b (273-275)
Published in: Abé, T.H. (1981). Studies on the family Peridiniidae. An unfinished monograph of the armoured Dinoflagellata. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. Special Publication Series 6: 1-409, 65 figures, 12 tables.
Request PDFPublication date: 25 February 1981
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 planiceps (T.H.Abé) Balech.
Type Information
Japan: Asamushi;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 April 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 14 December 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Valid since it was published under the ICZN. On the subject of the availability (validity, in botanical) of species described with illustrations and without an explicit designation of types, the ICZN says "Can a photograph or holograph be a type specimen? No, but the specimen depicted can be. Where a species name has been based on a photograph, illustration or description, the name-bearing type is considered to be the specimen(s) illustrated or described (Article 72.5.6; 73.1.4), the fact that the specimen is no longer extant does not mean that the species name is unavailable." - (03 April 2018) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025
