Zygabikodinium lenticulatum Loeblich Jr. & Loeblich III 1970
Current name:
Preperidinium meunieri (Pavillard) Elbrächter
Note the pronounced list attached to the left side of the sulcus which extends below the posterior end of the cell with a hook shape.Robin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Zygabikodinium lenticulatum Loeblich Jr. & Loeblich III 1970: 541
Published in: Loeblich, A.R. & Loeblich, A.R. (1970). Index to the genera, subgenera, and sections of the Pyrrhophyta, IV. Journal of Paleontology 44: 536-543.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Zygabikodinium.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Preperidinium meunieri (Pavillard) Elbrächter.
Source of Synonymy
Steidinger, K.A. & Tangen, K. (1996). Dinoflagellates. In: Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. (Tomas, C.R. Eds), pp. 387-584. San Diego: Academic Press.
Type Information
Notes: See Peridinium lenticulatum Mangin 1911, nom. illeg.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 August 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Zygabikodinium lenticulatum (Mangin) Loeblich, Jr. & Loelich III ( Peridinium lenticulatum Mangin 1911 non Fauré-Fremiet 1908) (INA). - (16 June 2016) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2025
