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
Basionym
Peridinium tabulatum var. intermedium Playfair
Origin of species name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to Africa.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
Day et al. (1995: 223) lists the name of this species as Peridinium africanum [tab. conjunctum var. intermedium (Playfair) M. Lefèvre].
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
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Source of current name
Moestrup, Ø. & Calado, A.J. (2018). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Freshwater Flora of Central Europe, Volume 6: Dinophyceae. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-560, 421 figs. Berlin: Springer Spektrum.
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