Neoceratium contortum (Gourret) F.Gomez, D.Moreira & P.Lopez-Garcia, nom. inval. 2010
Publication Details
Neoceratium contortum (Gourret) F.Gomez, D.Moreira & P.Lopez-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 gibberus (Gourret) 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 gibberum var. contortum Gourret
Type Information
Type locality: France: Gulf of Marseille; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 July 2009 by Fernando Gomez.
Last updated: 16 June 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Wrong name inadvertently cited as basionym by Gomez et al. (2010). - (06 October 2011) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
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 13 June 2025
