Peridiniopsis rotunda Lebour 1922

Publication Details
Peridiniopsis rotunda Lebour 1922: 804, figs 16, 20

Published in: Lebour, M.V. (1922). Plymouth peridinians. I. Diplopsalis lenticula and its relatives. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 12: 795-812.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Peridiniopsis is Peridiniopsis borgei Lemmermann.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Oblea rotunda (Lebour) Balech.

Source of Synonymy
Sournia, A. (1973). Catalogue des espèces et taxons infraspécifiques de Dinoflagellés marins actuels. I. Dinoflagelles libres. Beihefte Nova Hedwigia 48: 1-92.

Type Information
Type locality: England: Plymouth Sound; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), almost circular, with length breadth ratio of about 6 to 5 (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 23 August 2018

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Nomenclatural notes
Popovsky & Pfiester (1990: 197) list this name as currently accepted. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Basionym of Glenodinium rotundum (Lebour) J. Schiller 1935 (INA). - (29 October 2014) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025