Ceratium hircus Schröder 1909

Publication Details
Ceratium hircus Schröder 1909: 213, fig. 2

Published in: Schröder, B. (1909). Phytoplankton von Westindien. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 27(4): 210-214, 2 figs.

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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 hircus (Schröder) 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.

Type Information
Type locality: Haiti: Tortuga I.; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.

Last updated: 15 October 2021

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Nomenclatural note
Note: hircus = goat (non-declining noun), apparently reference to horns. - (06 October 2014) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025

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