Ceratium divergens (Ehrenberg) Claparède & Lachmann 1859

Protoperidinium divergens (Ehrenberg) Balech

Current name: Protoperidinium divergens (Ehrenberg) Balech
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Publication Details
Ceratium divergens (Ehrenberg) Claparède & Lachmann 1859: 401

Published in: Claparède, É. & Lachmann, J. (1859). Études sur les infusoires et les rhizopodes. Mémoires de l'Institut National Genevois 6: 261-482.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceratium is Ceratium tetraceras Schrank.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Protoperidinium divergens (Ehrenberg) Balech.

Basionym
Peridinium divergens Ehrenberg

Type Information
Type locality: Baltic Sea; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), divergent, going different ways (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 January 2019 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 January 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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