Peridinium globosum P.J.L.Dangeard 1927

Publication Details
Peridinium globosum P.J.L.Dangeard 1927: 355, fig. 20 a-d

Published in: Dangeard, P.[J.L.] (1927). Phytoplancton de la Croisière du Sylvana (Février-Juin 1913), Mission Comte J. de Polignac-Louis Gain. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique Fondation Albert I, Nouvelle Série 4(8): 285-405, 54 figs, 1 table.

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 Peridiniella globosa (P.J.L.Dangeard) Okolodkov.

Source of Synonymy
Okolodkov, Y.B. (2005). Protoperidinium Bergh (Dinoflagellata) in the southeastern Mexian Pacific Ocean: part I. Botanica Marina 48: 284-296.

Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean: near coast of West Africa; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), round like a ball, globose, spherical (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 06 October 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025