Peridinium deficiens Meunier 1919
Publication Details
Peridinium deficiens Meunier 1919: 44, pl. 20: figs 5-8
Published in: Meunier, A. (1919). Microplancton de la mer Flamande. 3me partie. Les Péridiniens. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 8(1): 1-111, 7 pls.
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 Protoperidinium deficiens (Meunier) 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.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 November 2019
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Taxonomic note
According to Matsuoka et al. (2006), Peridinium deficiens Meunier, sensu Woloszynska 1928: 266 and P. deficiens Meunier, sensu Abé 1981: 374-378 (non Peridinium deficiens Meunier 1919: 44-46) are synonyms of Protoperidinium thulense (Balech) Balech 1973. - (01 December 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
