Peridinium minutum Kofoid 1907

Publication Details
Peridinium minutum Kofoid 1907: 310, pl. 31: figs 42-45

Published in: Kofoid, C.A. (1907). Dinoflagellates of the San Diego region. III. Description of new species. University of California Publications in Zoology 3: 299-340, 33 pls.

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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 Archaeperidinium minutum (Kofoid) Jørgensen.

Source of Synonymy
Jörgensen [Jørgensen], E. (1912). Bericht über die von der schwedischen Hydrographisch-Biologischen Kommission in den schwedischen Gewässern in den Jahren 1909-1910 eingesammelten Planktonproben. Svenska Hydrografisk-Biologiska Kommissionens Skrifter 4: 1-20.

Type Information
Type locality: San Pedro Harbor, California, U.S.A.; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 22 July 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 November 2024

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