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basionym: Peridinium leonis Pavill. legitimate

Hallegraeff, G.M. & Jeffrey, S.W. (1984), Tropical phytoplankton species and pigments of continental shelf waters of north and north-west Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 20: 59–74 [secondary reference]

Hallegraeff, G.M. & Reid, D.D. (1986), Phytoplankton species successions and their hydrological environment at a coastal station off Sydney. Austral. J. Mar. Freshw. Res 37: 361–377 [secondary reference]

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Sonneman, J.A. & Hill, D.R.A. (1997), A taxonomic survey of cyst-producing dino-flagellates from the coastal waters of Victoria, Australia. Botanica Marina 40: 149–177 [secondary reference]

Hoedt, F.E., Choat, J.H., Cruz, J.J., Neil, K.M. & Collins, J. (2001), Survey of the Port of Weipa: Port Marine Baseline Surveys and Surveys for Introduced Marine Pests.. Report by the School of Marine Biology, James Cook University, Townsville: - [secondary reference]

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nomenclatural synonym: Peridinium leonis Pavill. legitimate

• APC Comment: R.Cowan (2008) uses this taxon concept.

ABRS (2008), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2008: - [secondary reference]

• AMANI dist.: Cosmopolitan

Hallegraeff, G.M., Bolch, C.J.S., Huisman, J.M. & de Salas, M.F. (2010), Planktonic dinoflagellates. Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters: 145–212 [secondary reference]

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nomenclatural synonym: Peridinium leonis Pavill. legitimate

• Comment: Marine and estuarine
• Distribution: Gulf of Carpentaria/North-west Shelf, Qld (Moreton Bay), N.S.W. (Port Hacking, off Sydney, Eden), Vic., Tas. (motile cells & cysts)
• Ex.distribution: Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, British Isles, Mediterranean Sea (France), Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2022), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - AAL [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Peridinium leonis Pavill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Peridinium saltans Pavill. nom. illeg.

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