Peridinium laeve Huitfeld-Kaas 1901
Publication Details
Peridinium laeve Huitfeld-Kaas 1901: 4, figs 1-5
Published in: Huitfeldt-Kaas, H. (1901). Die limnetischen Peridineen in norwegischen Binnenseen. Skrifter udgivne af Videnskabsselskabet i Christiania. I. Mathematisk-naturvidenskabelig Klasse 1900: 1-7, 1 pls with figs 1-11.
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 Palatinus apiculatus var. laevis (Huitfeldt-Kaas) S.C.Craveiro, A.J.Calado, Daugbjerg & Moestrup.
Source of Synonymy
Craveiro, S.C., Calado, A.J., Daugbjerg, N. & Moestrup, Ø. (2009). Ultrastructure and LSU rDNA-based revision of Peridinium group Palatinum (Dinophyceae) with the description of Palatinus gen. nov. Journal of Phycology 45(5): 1175-1194.
Type Information
Type locality: Norway: Padderudvandet, Sognsvandet near Christiana; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smooth, free from uneveness, hairs or roughness (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 09 October 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025
