Neoceratium horridum (Cleve) F.Gomez, D.Moreira & P.Lopez-Garcia, nom. inval. 2010

Current name: Tripos longipes (Bailey) F.Gómez
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Publication Details
Neoceratium horridum (Cleve) F.Gomez, D.Moreira & P.Lopez-Garcia, nom. inval. 2010: table 2

Published in: Gómez, F., Moreira, D. & López-Garcia, P. (2010). Neoceratium gen. nov., a new genus for all marine species currently assigned to Ceratium (Dinophyceae). Protist 161: 35-54.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neoceratium is Neoceratium furca (Ehrenberg) F.Gómez, D.Moreira & P.López-Garcia.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tripos longipes (Bailey) F.Gómez.

Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F. (2013). Reinstatement of the dinoflagellate genus Tripos to replace Neoceratium, marine species of Ceratium (Dinophyceae, Alveolata). CICIMAR Oceánides 28(1): 1-22.

Basionym
Ceratium tripos var. horridum Cleve

Type Information
Type locality: near Shetland Islands; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 July 2009 by Fernando Gomez.

Last updated: 16 June 2021

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Nomenclatural note
According to INA, this is invalid: basionym not cited (cites Ceratium horridum Gran). - (07 September 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025