''Peridinium willei'' is a species of
Dinoflagellata in the family
Peridiniaceae
Peridiniaceae is a family of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Peridiniales.
Genera
Peridiniaceae contains the following genera:
* '' Alterbia''
* '' Alterbidinium''
* '' Amphidiadema''
* '' Andalusiela''
* '' Apectodinium''
* '' Archa ...
.
It has been called perennial.
It is found in the
United States,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
,
Norway,
Brazil, and the
Netherlands.
''P. willei'' lives in
fresh water
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
with one study saying it less likely occurs in
lakes
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...
above 12 degrees or below 4 degrees.
References
Peridiscaceae
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