Peridinium divergens var. conicum Gran 1900
Current name:
Protoperidinium conicum (Gran) Balech
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Waterfront Park, 400x, DIC - 25 June 2011. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Peridinium divergens var. conicum Gran 1900: 47 (as 'conica')
Published in: Gran, H.H. (1900). Hydrographic-biological studies of the North Atlantic Ocean and the coast of Nordland. Report on Norwegian Fishery and Marine Investigations 1(5): 1-92, 2 pls.
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 Protoperidinium conicum (Gran) Balech.
Type Information
Type locality: coast of Norway; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), divergent, going different ways (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 03 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
