Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Protoperidinium curtipes
Dinoflagelado, Dinoflagellate
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Myzozoa
Class
Dinophyceae
Order
Peridiniales
Family
Protoperidiniaceae
Genus
Protoperidinium
Species
curtipes
Taxon category: Accepted
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Protoperidinium is Protoperidinium pellucidum Bergh (Guiry & Guiry, 2024).
Origin: Native
Distribution: Asia, Arctic, Atlantic Islands, Europe, N. America, S. America, Australia and New Zealand, Middle East and Galapagos Island (Carnicer et al., 2019; Guiry & Guiry, 2024).
- Guiry, M.D Guiry, G.M. (2024) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, University of Galway. https://www.algaebase.org.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Protoperidinium curtipes", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25480. Accessed 31 October 2026.