Ceratium divergens (Ehrenberg) Claparède & Lachmann 1859
Current name:
Protoperidinium divergens (Ehrenberg) Balech
Poulsbo, Washington, USA; Liberty Bay Marina, Lugol's, 400x, DIC - 20 June 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Ceratium divergens (Ehrenberg) Claparède & Lachmann 1859: 401
Published in: Claparède, É. & Lachmann, J. (1859). Études sur les infusoires et les rhizopodes. Mémoires de l'Institut National Genevois 6: 261-482.
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 Protoperidinium divergens (Ehrenberg) Balech.
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: 06 January 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 January 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
