Ceratophorus divergens (Ehrenberg) Diesing 1850

Publication Details
Ceratophorus divergens (Ehrenberg) Diesing 1850: 103

Published in: Diesing, K.M. (1850). Systema helminthum Vol. 1. pp. [i]-xiii, [1]-680. Vienna: Wilhelm Braumüller.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceratophorus is Ceratophorus fusus (Ehrenberg) Diesing.

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

Source of Synonymy
Balech, E. (1974). El género "Protoperidinium" Bergh, 1881 ("Peridinium" Ehrenberg, 1831, partim). Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Instituto Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales: Hidrobiología 4(1): 1-79, 31 figures.

Basionym
Peridinium divergens Ehrenberg

Type Information
Type locality: Baltic Sea; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), divergent, going different ways (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 February 2024

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 September 2024

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