Peridinium corpusculum Perty 1852
Publication Details
Peridinium corpusculum Perty 1852: 162, pl. VII [7]: fig. 14
Published in: Perty, M. (1852). Zur Kenntniss kleinster Lebensformen: nach Bau, Funktionen, Systematik, mit Specialverzeichniss der in der Schweiz beobachteten. pp. [1]–228, 17 plates. Bern: Jent & Reinert.
Request PDFType 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 Gymnodinium corpusculum (Perty) Kent.
Source of Synonymy
Kent, W.S. (1880). A manual of the Infusoria: including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate and tentaculiferous Protozoa, British and foreign, and an account of the organisation and affinities of the sponges. Vol. 1(1) pp. vii-x, 1-143, 8 plates, 1 frontispiece. London: David Bogue.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 August 2020
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Taxonomic note
Moestrup & Calado (2018: 473) note, "Described with epi- and hypocone of different sizes. The illustrations show a number of aspects that are difficult to interpret. Reliable identification is not possible." - (31 August 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025
