Peridinium divergens Ehrenberg 1840

Publication Details
Peridinium divergens Ehrenberg 1840: 201

Published in: Ehrenberg, [C.G.] (1840). [Characteristik von 274 neuen Arten von Infusorien]. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1840: 197-219.

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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 divergens (Ehrenberg) Balech.

Source of Synonymy
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.

Type Information
Type locality: Baltic Sea; (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: 07 March 2024

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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