Ceratium breve (Ostenfeld & Schmidt) Schröder 1906
Publication Details
Ceratium breve (Ostenfeld & Schmidt) Schröder 1906: 358
Published in: Schröder, B. (1906). Beiträge zur Kenntnis des Phytoplanktons warmer Meere. Vierteljahresschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich 51: 319-377, 46 figs.
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 brevis (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 tripos var. breve Ostenfeld & Schmidt
Type Information
Type locality: Red Sea: Gulf of Aden; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), short, of small extent (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 September 2019
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Taxonomic note
According to Dodge (1982: 223) this species is of the sub-genus Orthoceratium - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025
