Neoceratium lunula (Schimper ex Karsten) F.Gómez, D.Moreira & P.López-Garcia, nom. inval. 2010

Publication Details
Neoceratium lunula (Schimper ex Karsten) F.Gómez, D.Moreira & P.López-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 lunula (Schimper ex Karsten) 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 lunula Schimper ex Karsten

Type Information
Type locality: South Africa: Victoria and Port Elizabeth: stations 45, 55, 56, 65, 67, 90, 97; (INA 1996) Type: Valdivia Exped.; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of luna, moon (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 July 2009 by Fernando Gomez.

Last updated: 06 October 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 October 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024

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