Peridinium minutum Kofoid 1907
Current name: Archaeperidinium minutum (Kofoid) JørgensenRobin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
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.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: San Pedro Harbor, California, U.S.A.; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 25 May 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024