Peridinium tumidum Okamura 1907
Publication Details
Peridinium tumidum Okamura 1907: 133, pl. V [5]: fig. 37
Published in: Okamura, K. (1907). An annotated list of plankton microrganisms [sic] of the Japanese coast. Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 6: 125-151, 4 pls [III-VI].
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 tumidum (Okamura) Balech.
Source of Synonymy
Balech, E. (1988). Los Dinoflagelados del Atlántico Sudoccidental. Publicaciones Especiales - Instituto Español de Oceanografía 1: 1-310, 88 plates.
Type Information
Type locality: "Loc. in Japan: Prov. Tosa." [Shikoku, Japan]; (Okamura 1907: 133)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 March 2025
