Peridinium tripos G.Murray & Whitting, nom. illeg. 1899

Publication Details
Peridinium tripos G.Murray & Whitting, nom. illeg. 1899: 327, pl. 29: fig. 3

Published in: Murray, G. & Whitting, F. (1899). New Peridiniaceae from the Atlantic. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Botany, Series 2, 5: 321-342, pls 27-33.

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Publication date: 1899

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 Heterodinium murrayi Kofoid.

Source of Synonymy
Kofoid, C.A. (1906). Dinoflagellata of the San Diego region. I. On Heterodinium, a new genus of the Peridinidae. University of California Publications in Zoology 2: 341-368, 3 pls.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Greek), A three-legged structure; a tripod.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 10 December 2021

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