Protoperidinium depressum - Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

Scientific Name: Protoperidinium depressum (Bailey, 1854) Balech, 1974

Local/Bangla Name: Not Known

Photo: Karl Bruun (Algae Base)

Classification:

Kingdom: Chromista

Phylum: Myzozoa

Class: Dinophyceae

Order: Peridiniales

Family: Protoperidiniaceae

Description:

This species can be identified by the presence of two long, divergent antapical horns and a prominent apical horn. Furthermore, it possesses an ortho 1′-plate and a quadra 2a-plate, which are important features for its classification and differentiation.

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Southeast Coast of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh

Environment:

Marine

References:

Jewel MAS, Haque MM, Haq MS, Khan S (2002) Seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton in relation to environmental factors in the Maheshkhali channel, Southeast Coast of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh 's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Hossain Z, Hossain MS, Uddin N, Safa E, Rahman M (2020) Assessment of the Fish and Plankton Biodiversity in the Bay of Bengal, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. World Applied Sciences Journal.38:471-478. doi:10.5829/idosi.wasj.2020.471.478.

Guiry MD in Guiry MD, Guiry GM (31 August 2018) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 September 2023

Scientific Name: Protoperidinium depressum (Bailey, 1854) Balech, 1974

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