Ceratium gracile var. symmetricum (Pavillard) Jørgensen 1911

Publication Details
Ceratium gracile var. symmetricum (Pavillard) Jørgensen 1911: 44

Published in: Jørgensen, E. (1911). Peridiniales. Ceratium. Bull. Trim. Bur. Cons. Perm. Int. Expl. Mer. Copenhagen 7: 205-248.

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 symmetricus (Pavillard) 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 symmetricum Pavillard

Type Information
Type locality: France: Etang de Thau; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 October 2011 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 August 2018

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024

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