Peridinium africanum var. intermedium (Playfair) M.Lefèvre 1932

Publication Details
Peridinium africanum var. intermedium (Playfair) M.Lefèvre 1932: 145

Published in: Lefèvre, M. (1932). Monographie des espèces d'eau douce du genre Peridinium. Archives de Botanique, Mémoires 2(5): 1-210, 6 pls.

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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 Parvodinium africanum (Lemmermann) Carty.

Source of Synonymy
Moestrup, Ø. & Calado, A.J. (2018). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Dinophyceae. Vol. 6 pp. [i]-xii, [1]-560, 421 figures. Berlin: Springer Spektrum.

Basionym
Peridinium tabulatum var. intermedium Playfair

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to Africa.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 05 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 18 October 2018

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Nomenclatural note
Day et al. (1995: 223) lists the name of this species as Peridinium africanum [tab. conjunctum var. intermedium (Playfair) M. Lefèvre]. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 July 2025

 
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