Peridinium balechii R.Akselman 1972
Publication Details
Peridinium balechii R.Akselman 1972: 399, figs 1-11
Published in: Akselman, R. (1972). Peridinium balechii sp. nov. (Clase Dinophyceae). Darwiniana (San Isidro) 17: 384-392, 11 figs.
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 Protoperidinium balechii (Akselman) Balech.
Type Information
Type locality: "ría de Puerto Deseado, Prov. Santa Cruz, Argentina"; (Akselman 1972: 390) Notes: "Locus typicus: in aestuario fluvii Desiderati, provinciae Sanctae Reipublwae Argentinae. Typus in SI et C.I.B.I.M.A."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024