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basionym: Peridinium divaricatum Meunier legitimate

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nomenclatural synonym: Peridinium divaricatum Meunier legitimate

• Distribution: Gulf of Carpentaria/North-west Shelf, N.S.W. (Port Hacking), Vic. (cysts), Tas. (Georges Bay; cysts)
• Ex.distribution: Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, British Isles, North Sea (Belgium), Baltic Sea, Spain, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, South China Sea, East China Sea, Japan, Peru, Mexico (Pacific coast)

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