Ceratocorys spinifera Murray & Whitting 1899

Publication Details
Ceratocorys spinifera Murray & Whitting 1899: 329, pl. 30: fig. 6

Published in: Murray, G. & Whitting, F. (1899). New Peridiniaceae from the Atlantic. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Botany, Series 2, 5: 321-342, pls 27-33.

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Publication date: 1899

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ceratocorys is Ceratocorys horrida Stein.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acanthogonyaulax spinifera (Murray & Whitting) H.W.Graham.

Source of Synonymy
Graham, H.W. (1942). Scientific result of Cruise VII of the Carnegie during 1928-1929 under the command of Captain J. P. Ault. Biology - III. Studies in the morphology, taxonomy, and ecology of the Peridiniales. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 542: 1-129, 67 figs in 2 pls.

Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spine-bearing (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 December 2008 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 October 2020

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