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basionym: Peridinium divergens var. conicum Gran legitimate

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nomenclatural synonym: Peridinium divergens var. conicum Gran legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Peridinium conicum (Gran) Ostenf. & E.J.Schmidt legitimate

• Comment: Coastal and estuarine
• APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
• Distribution: Qld (Gulf of Carpentaria; cysts, Moreton Bay) to N.S.W. (Port Hacking), Vic., Tas., S.A. W.A. (Israelite Bay, Swan River)
• Ex.distribution: South Atlantic Ocean, Mexico (Pacific coast), U.S.A. (Washington), Canary Islands, Mauritania, British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Solomon Islands, Chile

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