Protoperidinium digitale Pouchet 1883

Publication Details
Protoperidinium digitale Pouchet 1883: 443, pl. 18, pl. 19: fig. 14

Published in: Pouchet, G. (1883). Contribution a l'histoire des Cilio-Flagelles. Journal de l'Anatomie et de la Physiologie Normales et Pathologiques de l'Homme et des Animaux 19: 399-455.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Protoperidinium is Protoperidinium pellucidum Bergh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gonyaulax digitalis (Pouchet) Kofoid.

Source of Synonymy
Kofoid, C.A (1911). Dinoflagellata of the San Diego Region, IV. The genus Gonyaulax with notes on the skeletal morphology. University of California Publications in Zoology 8(4): 187-287, plates 9-17.

Type Information
Type locality: W. France: Concarneau (Finistère); (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 02 May 2024

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024

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