Protoperidinium obtusum (Karsten) Parke & J.D.Dodge 1976
Publication Details
Protoperidinium obtusum (Karsten) Parke & J.D.Dodge 1976: 545, 549
Published in: Parke, M. & Dixon, P.S. (1976). Check-list of British marine algae - third revision. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 56: 527-594.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Protoperidinium is Protoperidinium pellucidum Bergh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Peridinium divergens var. obtusum Karsten
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 August 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Okolodkov (2005: 292) agrees with Sournia (1990) that the combination Protoperidinium obtusum (G.Karst.) Balech 1988 is invalid, since it was published earlier by Parke & Dodge (1976). - (03 October 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic notes
According to Okolodkov (2005: 292), Peridinium divergens obtusum G. Karst 1906 is the basionym of this species and he cites Peridinium obtusum J. Schill. 1937 as a synonym.
- (03 October 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Dodge (1982: 166) notes this species is of the sub-genus Protoperidinium, group Orthoperidinium and section Conica.
Tomas (1996: 561) notes the authority of this species as (Karsten) Balech. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 July 2025
