Peridinium michaelis Ehrenberg 1834
Publication Details
Peridinium michaelis Ehrenberg 1834: 271
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1834). Dritter Beitrag zur Erkenntniss grosser Organisation in der Richtung des kleinsten Raumes. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1833: 145-336, pls I-XIII.
Publication date: Effective date: Mai 1834
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 michaelis (Ehrenberg) Bergh.
Source of Synonymy
Bergh, R.S. (1881). Der Organismus der Cilioflagellaten. Eine phylogenetische Studie. Morphologisches Jahrbuch 7: 177-288, 5 pls [XII-XVI].
Type Information
Type locality: "Am 23. October 1832 von mir lebend in Seewasser in Berlin beobachtet." [Observed by me alive in sea water in Berlin on October 23, 1832; apparently the seawater was collected at Kiel]; (Ehrenberg 1834: 271)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024