Peridinium divergens var. oblongum Aurivillius 1898

Publication Details
Peridinium divergens var. oblongum Aurivillius 1898: 96

Published in: Aurivillius, C.W.S. (1898). Vergleichende thiergeographische untersuchungen ueber die plankton-fauna des Skageraks in den jahren 1893-1897. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 30: , Vergleichende thiergeographische untersuchungen ueber die plankton-fauna des Skageraks in den jahren 1893-1897.

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 oblongum (Aurivillius) Parke & Dodge.

Source of Synonymy
Sarai, C., Yamaguichi, A., Kawami, H. & Matsuoka, K. (2013). Two new species formally [formerly] attributed to Protoperidinium oblongum (Aurivillius) Park et Dodge (Peridiniales, Dinophyceae): Evidence from cyst incubation experiments. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 192: 103-118, 5 figs, 5 pls [I-V], 5 tables.

Type Information
Type locality: Skagerak; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), divergent, going different ways (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 08 March 2017

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Nomenclatural note
Synonymy questioned by Sarai (2013: 116) but included with a question mark. - (08 March 2017) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 May 2025

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