Ceratium falcatum (Kofoid) Jørgensen 1920

Publication Details
Ceratium falcatum (Kofoid) Jørgensen 1920: 39

Published in: Jörgensen [Jørgensen], E. (1920). Mediterranean Ceratia. Report on the Danish Oceanographical Expeditions 1908-10 to the Mediterranean and adjacent Seas. II Biology 11: 1-110, 94 figs., 26 charts.

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Type 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 falcatus (Kofoid) F.Gómez.

Basionym
Ceratium pennatum f. falcatum Kofoid

Type Information
Type locality: Eastern tropical Pacific; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a sickle.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 November 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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