Peridinium divergens var. oblongum Aurivillius 1898

Publication Details
Peridinium divergens var. oblongum Aurivillius 1898: 96

Published in: Aurivillius, C.W.S. (1898). Vergleichende thiergeographische untersuchungen ueber die plankton-fauna des Skageraks in den jahren 1893-1897. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 30: , Vergleichende thiergeographische untersuchungen ueber die plankton-fauna des Skageraks in den jahren 1893-1897.

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 oblongum (Aurivillius) Parke & Dodge.

Type Information
Type locality: Skagerak; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), divergent, going different ways (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 08 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2023

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