Peridinium varicans Paulsen 1911
Publication Details
Peridinium varicans Paulsen 1911: 312, fig. 12 A-F
Published in: Paulsen, O. (1911 "1910"). III. Peridinales. In: Ostenfeld, C.H. & Paulsen, O. (Eds) Marine plankton from the East-Greenland Sea (W. of 6° W. Long, and N. of 73° 30' Lat.): collected by the "Danmark-Expedition" 1906-1908. Meddelelser om Gronland 43(23): 309-318.
Publication date: "11-3-1911" [p. 318]
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 brevipes (Paulsen) Balech.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. rarissime in mare gelido prope oram orientatem Groenlandiae ... two samples" [East Greenland Sea]; (Paulsen 1911: 312-313)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 02 August 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024