Protoperidinium brevipes (Paulsen) Balech 1974
Current name:
Protoperidinium brevipes (Paulsen) Balech
P. brevipes on right, with P. bipes on leftGeogina McDermott (robin.raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Protoperidinium brevipes (Paulsen) Balech 1974: 60
Published in: 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.
Request PDFPublication date: June 1974
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 brevipes Paulsen
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), short-footed.
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 Metaperidinium and section Humilia - (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 07 April 2025
