Protoperidinium pallidum (Ostenfeld) Balech 1973

Current name: Protoperidinium pallidum (Ostenfeld) Balech
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Publication Details
Protoperidinium pallidum (Ostenfeld) Balech 1973: 365, pl. 6: figs 101-110

Published in: Balech, E. (1973). Cuarta contribucion al conocimiento del genero Protoperidinium. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Nueva Serie 3(5): 347-368.

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Publication date: April 1973

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 pallidum Ostenfeld

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pale, sallow, yellow-green, grey-green (Smith & Lockwood 1933).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 August 2024

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Taxonomic note
Dodge (1982: 167) notes this species is of the sub-genus Protoperidinium, group Paraperidinium - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025