Ceratium depressum Gourret, nom. illeg. 1883
Publication Details
Ceratium depressum Gourret, nom. illeg. 1883: 41, pl. 1: fig. 5
Published in: Gourret, P. (1883). Sur les Péridiniens du Golf de Marseille. Annales du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Marseille, Section du Zoologie 1(Mémoire 8): 5-114, 4 pls.
Request PDFType 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 candelabrum (Ehrenberg) 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.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), depressed.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 February 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 March 2022
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Taxonomic note
Binomial previously proposed by Maggi 1880: 12, with Basionym Peridinium depressum Bailey 1854 and Current Name Protoperidinium depressum (Bailey) Balech 1974. (See INA) - (23 October 2021) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 March 2025
