Protoperidinium limbatum A.Stokes 1887
Publication Details
Protoperidinium limbatum A.Stokes 1887: 246, fig. 6
Published in: Stokes, A.C. (1887). Notices of new fresh-water Infusoria. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 24: 244-255, 27 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Protoperidinium is Protoperidinium pellucidum Bergh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Peridinium limbatum (A.Stokes) Lemmermann.
Type Information
Type locality: marsh water, with Sphagnum [probably New Jersey]; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bordered.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 24 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
