Protoperidinium pentagonum (Gran) Balech 1974
Publication Details
Protoperidinium pentagonum (Gran) Balech 1974: 59
Published in: Balech, E. (1974). El género "Protoperidinium" Bergh, 1881 ("Peridinium" Ehrenberg, 1831, partim). Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Instituto Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales: Hidrobiología 4(1): 1-79, 31 figures.
Request PDFPublication date: June 1974
Type 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 pentagonum Gran
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, near Norwegian coast; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), five-angled.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 August 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Paleontological names:Trinovantedium capitatum P.C. Reid, Trinovantedinium applanatum(Bradford) Bujak & Davies (Balkis et al., 2016). - (15 June 2016) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Dodge (1982: 166) notes this species is of the sub-genus Protoperidinium, group Orthoperidinium and section Conica - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
