Peridinium depressum Bailey 1854
Current name:
Protoperidinium depressum (Bailey) Balech
Silverdale, Washington, USA; Waterfront Park Marina, 400x, DIC - 10 April 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Peridinium depressum Bailey 1854: 12, figs 33, 34
Published in: Bailey, J.W. (1854). Notes on new species and localities of microscopical organisms. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 7(3): 1-15, pl. 1.
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 depressum (Bailey) Balech.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), depressed.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 September 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 March 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
