Peridinium furca Ehrenberg 1834
Current name:
Tripos furca (Ehrenberg) F.Gómez
Close up of a theca showing robust thecal plates.Geogina McDermott (robin.raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Peridinium furca Ehrenberg 1834: 270
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1834). Dritter Beitrag zur Erkenntniss grosser Organisation in der Richtung des kleinsten Raumes. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1833: 145-336, pls I-XIII.
Request PDFPublication date: Effective date: Mai 1834
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 Tripos furca (Ehrenberg) F.Gómez.
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Kiel ; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: 24.xi.1832; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), fork (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 08 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 03 December 2019
Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.
Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=55602
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 June 2023
