Peridinium polyedricum Pouchet 1883

Publication Details
Peridinium polyedricum Pouchet 1883: 440, pl. 20, fig. 34

Published in: Pouchet, G. (1883). Contribution a l'histoire des Cilio-Flagelles. Journal de l'Anatomie et de la Physiologie Normales et Pathologiques de l'Homme et des Animaux 19: 399-455.

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 Triadinium polyedricum (Pouchet) J.D.Dodge.

Source of Synonymy
Dodge, J.D. (1981). Three new generic names in the Dinophyceae: Herdmania, Sclerodinium and Triadinium to replace Heteraulacus and Goniodoma. British Phycological Journal 16: 273-280, 11 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: France: Marseille; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latinised), polyhedron-like.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 09 August 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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