Peridinium pyriforme (Paulsen) Paulsen 1907

Protoperidinium pyriforme (Paulsen) Balech

Current name: Protoperidinium pyriforme (Paulsen) BalechRobin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Peridinium pyriforme (Paulsen) Paulsen 1907: 13, fig. 15

Published in: Paulsen O. (1907). The Peridiniales of the Danish waters. Meddelelser fra Kommissionen for Havundersøgelser Serie: Plankton 1(5): 1-26, 33 figs.

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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 pyriforme (Paulsen) Balech.

Basionym
Peridinium steinii f. pyriforme Paulsen

Type Information
Type locality: Faeröe-Shetland Channel; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pear-shaped (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 16 September 2022

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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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