Ceratium balechii Maeve, Okolodkov & M.E.Zamudio 2003
Publication Details
Ceratium balechii Maeve, Okolodkov & M.E.Zamudio 2003: 83, figs 3, 11-14, 16a, 17, 18
Published in: Meave del Castillo, M.E., Zamudio Resendiz, M.E., Okolodkov, Y.B. & Salgado Ugarte, I.H. (2003). Ceratium balechii sp. nov. (Dinophyceae: Gonyaulacales) from the Mexican Pacific. Hidrobiológica 13(1): 75-91, 18 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 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.
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
Eponomy
"Named after Dr. Enrique Balech, a prominent dinoflagellate researcher who closely described the new species...".
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 June 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 16 June 2021
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Taxonomic note
Hernández-Becerril & Alonso-Rodriguez (2004: 350) cite Ceratium balechii Meave, Okolodkov & Zamudio (2003: 83, figs 11d-f (non 11a-c, C. divaricatum var. divaricatum), fig. 12 a-e) as the basionym of Ceratium divaricatum var. balechii (Meave, Okolodkov & Zamudio) Hernández-Becerril. - (05 March 2007) - G.M. Guiry
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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 14 June 2025
