Ceratium ostenfeldii Kofoid 1907
Publication Details
Ceratium ostenfeldii Kofoid 1907: 305, pl. 26: figs 22-25
Published in: Kofoid, C.A. (1907). Dinoflagellates of the San Diego region. III. Description of new species. University of California Publications in Zoology 3: 299-340, 33 pls.
Request PDFType 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 massiliensis (Gourret) F.Gómez.
Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F. & Artigas, L.F. (2014). High diversity of dinoflagellates in the intertidal sandy sediments of Wimereux (NE English Channel, France). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 94: 443-457.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 October 2011 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 June 2021
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Taxonomic note
Cited as a synonym of Neoceratium massiliense by Gomez et al. (2010: table 2). - (12 October 2011) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Eupelagic in warm temperate seas (INA). - (12 October 2011) - 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 13 June 2025
