Peridinium willei

Peridinium willei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Myzozoa
Superclass: Dinoflagellata
Class: Dinophyceae
Order: Peridiniales
Family: Peridiniaceae
Genus: Peridinium
Species:
P. willei
Binomial name
Peridinium willei
Huitfeldt-Kaas

Peridinium willei is a species of Dinoflagellata in the family Peridiniaceae.[1] It has been called perennial.[2]

It is found in the United States,[3]: 784  Sweden, Norway, Brazil, and the Netherlands.[1] P. willei lives in fresh water[4] with one study saying it less likely occurs in lakes above 12 degrees or below 4 degrees.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Peridinium willei". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  2. ^ a b Niesel, Verena; Hoehn, Eberhard; Sudbrack, Ralf; Willmitzer, Hartmut; Chorus, Ingrid (2007). "The occurrence of the Dinophyte species Gymnodinium uberrimum and Peridinium willei in German reservoirs". Journal of Plankton Research. 29 (4): 347–357. doi:10.1093/plankt/fbm017.
  3. ^ Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick (2015-06-05). Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-385877-1.
  4. ^ "Peridinium willei Huitfeldt-Kaas 1900". AlgaeBase. Retrieved 2021-10-13.