kingdom Chromista > subkingdom Harosa > infrakingdom Alveolata > phylum Myzozoa > subphylum Dinozoa > infraphylum Dinoflagellata > class Dinophyceae > subclass Peridiniphycidae > order Peridiniales > family Peridiniaceae > genus Peridinium > species Peridinium americanum
| Rank | Species |
| Status | unaccepted |
| Aphia ID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:667112 |
| Valid name | Protoperidinium americanum |
| Valid Aphia ID | 233521 |
| Environments |
marine, |
This status of this taxon in WoRMS is unaccepted. The accepted taxon for Peridinium americanum Gran & Braarud, 1935 is Protoperidinium americanum.