Neoceratium tripos (O.F.Müller) F.Gómez, D.Moreira & P.López-Garcia, nom. inval. 2010
Current name:
Tripos muelleri Bory
Cosmopolitan species. Ventral viewRobin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Neoceratium tripos (O.F.Müller) F.Gómez, D.Moreira & P.López-Garcia, nom. inval. 2010: table 2
Published in: Gómez, F., Moreira, D. & López-Garcia, P. (2010). Neoceratium gen. nov., a new genus for all marine species currently assigned to Ceratium (Dinophyceae). Protist 161: 35-54.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neoceratium is Neoceratium furca (Ehrenberg) F.Gómez, D.Moreira & P.López-Garcia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tripos muelleri Bory.
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
Cercaria tripos O.F.Müller
Type Information
Type locality: ""2489. C. Tripos subtriangularis, brachiis deflexis. Tre-Fod-Haleren. ln aqua marina."; (Müller 1776: 206)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Greek), A three-legged structure; a tripod.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 July 2009 by Fernando Gomez.
Last updated: 30 August 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 December 2024
