Poroceratium Vanhöffen, 1896
Holotype species: Poroceratium gravidum (Gourret) Loeblich Jr. & Loeblich III
Currently accepted name for the type species: Tripos gravidus (Gourret) F.Gómez
Original publication: Vanhöffen E. (1896). Das Genus Ceratium. Zoologischer Anzeiger 19: 133-134.
Type designated in: Loeblich, A.R. & Loeblich, A.R. (1966). Index to the genera, subgenera, and sections of the Pyrrhophyta. Studies in Tropical Oceanography 3: [i]-x, 1-94, 1 plate.
Request PDFThe most recent alteration to this page was made on 2020-02-03 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tripos.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Gómez, F. (2013). Reinstatement of the dinoflagellate genus Tripos to replace Neoceratium, marine species of Ceratium (Dinophyceae, Alveolata). CICIMAR Oceánides 28(1): 1-22.
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