Ceratium divaricatum var. balechii (Maeve, Okolodkov & M.E.Zamudio) Hernández-Becerril 2004
Publication Details
Ceratium divaricatum var. balechii (Maeve, Okolodkov & M.E.Zamudio) Hernández-Becerril 2004: 350, 351, figs 2 f, h-i, 3 m, n
Published in: Hernández-Becerril, D.U. & Alonso-Rodriguez, R. (2004). Study of the marine planktonic dinoflagellate Ceratium divaricatum (dinophyceae), a confused and considerably variable species. Phycological Research 52(4): 346-354.
Request PDFPublication date: December 2004
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 dens (Ostenfeld & Johannes Schmidt) 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.
Basionym
Ceratium balechii Maeve, Okolodkov & M.E.Zamudio
Type Information
Type locality: Mexico: Michoacán: El Faro (18°19'58"N, 103°32'23"W); (Meave del Castillo & al. 2003: 83) Type: Meave del Castillo & Zamudio Resendiz FpM 744; 9.iv.2000; 70 m depth; (Meave del Castillo & al. 2003: 83) Notes: Designated holotypus: fig. 11a-c
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), divaricate, spreading at a wide angle (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 March 2007 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 June 2021
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Taxonomic note
Hernández-Becerril & Alonso-Rodriguez cite Ceratium balechii Meave, Okolodkov & Zamudio (2003: 83, fig. 11 d-f (non 11a-c, C. divaricatum var. divaricatum), fig. 12 a-e) as basionym. - (05 March 2007) - G.M. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
