Peridinium aspidiotum Balech 1964

Publication Details
Peridinium aspidiotum Balech 1964: 23, pl. 2: figs. 15-23

Published in: Balech, E. (1964). El plancton de Mar del Plata durante el periodo 1961-1962 (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Boletín del Instituto de Biología Marina, Mar del Plata 4(5 plates): 1-49.

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Publication date: 1964

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 aspidiotum (Balech) Balech.

Source of Synonymy
Balech, E. (1974). El género "Protoperidinium" Bergh, 1881 ("Peridinium" Ehrenberg, 1831, partim). Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Instituto Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales: Hidrobiología 4(1): 1-79, 31 figures.

Type Information
Type locality: Mar del Plata, Argentina; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 March 2022

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025