Peridinium pilula (Ostenfeld) Lemmermann 1910
Publication Details
Peridinium pilula (Ostenfeld) Lemmermann 1910: 674
Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1910). Algen I (Schizophyceen, Flagellaten, Peridineen). In: Kryptogamenflora der Mark Brandenburg und angrenzender Gebiete herausgegeben von dem Botanishcen Verein der Provinz Brandenburg. Dritter Band. pp. 497-712. Leipzig: Verlag von Grebrüder Borntraeger.
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 Glenodinium pilula (Ostenfeld) J.Schiller.
Basionym
Diplopsalis pilula Ostenfeld
Type Information
Type locality: Russia: Aral Sea; Netherlands: Zuider See; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), Little ball.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 August 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024