Ceratium platycorne Daday 1888

Publication Details
Ceratium platycorne Daday 1888: 78, 101, pl. 3: figs 1-2 (as 'platicornis')

Published in: Daday, J. (1888). Systematische Übersicht der Dinoflagellaten des Golfes von Neapel. Természetrajzi Füzetek 11(2): 98-104, pl. III.

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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 Tripos platycornis (Daday) 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.

Type Information
Type locality: Gulf of Neap; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), broad-horned.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 August 2002 by Olivia Fitzgerald.

Last updated: 29 October 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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