Peridinium conicum (Gran) Ostenfeld & Schmidt 1901
Current name:
Protoperidinium conicum (Gran) Balech
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Waterfront Park, 400x, DIC - 25 June 2011. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Peridinium conicum (Gran) Ostenfeld & Schmidt 1901: 174
Published in: Ostenfeld, C.H. & Schmidt, J. (1902). Plankton fra det Røde Hav og Adenbugten (Plankton from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.). Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening 1901: 141-182.
Request PDFType 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 conicum (Gran) Balech.
Basionym
Peridinium divergens var. conica Gran
Type Information
Type locality: coast of Norway; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cone-shaped.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 19 January 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 November 2023
