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Definition of Peridinium
1. Noun. Type genus of the family Peridiniidae.
Generic synonyms: Protoctist Genus
Group relationships: Family Peridiniidae, Peridiniidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peridinium
Literary usage of Peridinium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1902)
"the lee shore, and for a considerable distance inland, was very offensive.
This was due to the peridinium itself, and not to animals killed by it. ..."
2. A Manual of the Infusoria: Including a Description of All Known Flagellate ...by William Saville Kent by William Saville Kent (1882)
"peridinium APICULATUM, Ehr. sp., vol. ip 449, x 400 (Ehr.). 8-13. ... peridinium
sp., encysted examples, voL ip 447, x 250 (C. & L.). 31, 32. ..."
3. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1908)
"peridinium. For a number of years the Bureau of Health has received many complaints
from the residents of Bataan Province to the effect that the dumpings ..."
4. Living Lights: A Popular Account of Phosphorescent Animals and Vegetables by Charles Frederick Holder (1887)
"Kiel observed this phenomenon in peridinium. The following species of luminous
forms existing in the Baltic Sea have been described by Ehrenberg ..."
5. The Micrographic Dictionary: A Guide to the Examination and Investigation of ...by John William Griffith, Arthur Henfrey by John William Griffith, Arthur Henfrey (1875)
"6. Euplotes patella, D. a, under view ; b, lateral view. same, after Duj. ; the
body flat. 8. Glaucoma scintillans, E. 9. peridinium cinctum, E. 6. ..."
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