Peridiniopsis rotunda Lebour 1922
Publication Details
Peridiniopsis rotunda Lebour 1922: 804, figs 16, 20
Published in: Lebour, M.V. (1922). Plymouth peridinians. I. Diplopsalis lenticula and its relatives. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 12: 795-812.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Peridiniopsis is Peridiniopsis borgei Lemmermann.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Oblea rotunda (Lebour) Balech.
Type Information
Type locality: England: Plymouth Sound; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), almost circular, with length breadth ratio of about 6 to 5 (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
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
