Peridinium tyrrhenicum Balech 1990

Publication Details
Peridinium tyrrhenicum Balech 1990: 390, figs. 12-18

Published in: Balech, E. (1990). Four new Dinoflagellates. Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen 44(3-4): 387-396, 50 figures.

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Publication date: 1990

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 Ensiculifera tyrrhenica (Balech) Zhun Li, K.N.Mertens, Gottschling, H.Gu & H.H.Shin.

Source of Synonymy
Li, Z., Mertens, K.N., Gottschling, M., Gu, H.F., Söner, S., Price, A.M., Marret, G., Pospelova, V., Smith, K.F., Carbonell-Moore, C., Nézan, E., Bilien, G. & Shin, H.H. (2020). Taxonomy and molecular phylogenetics of Ensiculiferaceae, fam. nov. (Peridiniales, Dinophyceae), with consideration of their life-history. Protist 171(125759): [1-26], 11 figs, 1 table.

Type Information
Type locality: Italy: Gulf of Salerno, Tyrrhenian Sea; (INA 1996) Notes: Iconotype: cell: Balech, 1990: figs 12-18; cyst: Montresot et al., 1993: figs 7-15.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 August 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 11 November 2021

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 December 2024

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