Ceratium tripos var. macroceros (Ehrenberg) Claparède & Lachmann 1859

Tripos macroceros (Ehrenberg) Hallegraeff & Huisman

Current name: Tripos macroceros (Ehrenberg) Hallegraeff & Huisman
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Publication Details
Ceratium tripos var. macroceros (Ehrenberg) Claparède & Lachmann 1859: 397

Published in: Claparède, É. & Lachmann, J. (1859). Études sur les infusoires et les rhizopodes. Mémoires de l'Institut National Genevois 6: 261-482.

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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 macroceros (Ehrenberg) Hallegraeff & Huisman.

Basionym
Peridinium macroceros Ehrenberg

Type Information
Type locality: Baltic Sea; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Dr. Michaelis; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Greek), A three-legged structure; a tripod.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 October 2011 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 September 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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