Genus Peridinium (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the family Peridiniidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Peridinium is the genus for many species of dinoflagellates, including the type species Peridinium cinctum.
- In the classification of dinoflagellates, the genus Peridinium is used as the type genus of the family Peridiniidae.
- The genus Peridinium is mostly a freshwater genus, though some brackish water species exist within this group of dinoflagellates.
- The genus Peridinium has traditionally been separated into two groups, one with posteriorly displaced cingulums and one without this displacement.
- Genus Peridinium can also form resting cysts to cope with periods of nutrient limitation in the aquatic environments.