Peridinium wisconsinense Eddy 1930
Publication Details
Peridinium wisconsinense Eddy 1930: 300, pl. XXXIV [34]: fig. 51
Published in: Eddy, S. (1930). The fresh-water armored or thecate dinoflagellates. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 49(4): 277-321, pls. XXVIII-XXXV.
Publication date: "October, 1930
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 Fusiperidinium wisconsinense (Eddy) F.M.G.McCarthy, H.F.Gu, K.N.Mertens & Carbonell-Moore.
Source of Synonymy
McCarthy, F.M.G., Gu, H.F., Mertens, K.N., Carbonell-Moore, C., Krueger, A.M., Takano, Y. & Matsuoka, K. (2018). Transferring the freshwater dinoflagellate Peridinium wisconsinense (Dinophyceae) to the family Thoracosphaeraceae, with the description of Fusiperidinium gen. nov. Phycological Research 66(2): 137-148, 20 figs.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "This species was found abundantly in the plankton of Oconomowoc in Wisconsin in August, 1927. It was associated with Glenodinium Peridinium cinctum and Ceratium hirundinella. Also found abundantly plankton of Lake Nokomis at Minneapolis, Minnesota." [USA]; (Eddy 1930: 301)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 22 July 2024
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=55970
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025
