Peridinium leonis Pavillard 1916
Publication Details
Peridinium leonis Pavillard 1916: 32, fig. 6
Published in: Pavillard, J. (1916). Recherches sur les Péridiniens du Golfe du Lion. Travail de l'Institut de botanique de l'Université de Montpellier et de la station zoologique de Cette, Série mixte, Mémoire No. 4: 1-70.
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 leonis (Pavillard) Balech.
Source of Synonymy
Balech, E. (1974). El género "Protoperidinium" Bergh, 1881 ("Peridinium" Ehrenberg, 1831, partim). Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Instituto Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales: Hidrobiología 4(1): 1-79, 31 figures.
Type Information
Type locality: Golfe du Lion (Peridinium saltans Pavillard); (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), of leon [Léon, Leon]; "leon" is treated as a third-decelension noun, the genitive case of would be "leonis".
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 22 July 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024