Protoperidinium stellatum (D.Wall) Balech 1994

Publication Details
Protoperidinium stellatum (D.Wall) Balech 1994: 75

Published in: Balech, E. (1994). Contribución a la taxinomía y nomenclatura del género Protoperidinium (Dinoflagellata). Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Instituto Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales: Hidrobiología 7(4): 61-80, 4 figures.

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Publication date: 1994

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Protoperidinium is Protoperidinium pellucidum Bergh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Peridinium stellatum D.Wall

Type Information
Holotype locality: "Woods Hole, Massachusetts" [USA]; (Wall & Dale 1968: 275) Holotype: March 1966; ?; Single-grain preparation C 245 (Wall & Dale 1968: 275)

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), stellate, with narrow divisions radiating from the center like the rays of a star (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 June 2005 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 22 July 2024

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