Peridinium decipiens var. curvipes Ostenfeld 1903
Publication Details
Peridinium decipiens var. curvipes Ostenfeld 1903: 581, fig. 128 (as 'Peridinium decipiens ? var. curvipes')
Published in: Ostenfeld, C.H. (1903). Phytoplankton from the sea around the Færöes. In: Botany of the Faeröes based upon Danish investigations. Part II. Illustrated with 2 platesd (XI and XII), and 100 figures in the text. (Warming, E. Eds), pp. 558-612. Copenhagen: Det Nordisk Forlag Ernst Bojesen.
Request PDFType 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 curvipes (Ostenfeld) 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.
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), deceiving (used of a species closely resembling another) (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 August 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
