Tripos horridus (Cleve) F.Gómez 2013
Current name:
Tripos longipes (Bailey) F.Gómez
A highly variable species. This view is dorsal. The right apical horn (seen on the right in this picture) comes out at right angles to the base, whilst the left apical horn starts to come down (as in C. macroceros).Geogina McDermott (robin.raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Tripos horridus (Cleve) F.Gómez 2013: 10
Published in: Gómez, F. (2013). Reinstatement of the dinoflagellate genus Tripos to replace Neoceratium, marine species of Ceratium (Dinophyceae, Alveolata). CICIMAR Oceánides 28(1): 1-22.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tripos is Tripos muelleri Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tripos longipes (Bailey) F.Gómez.
Basionym
Ceratium tripos var. horridum Cleve
Type Information
Type locality: near Shetland Islands; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 October 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 June 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: simultaneous proposal of Tripos horridus and Tripos muelleri var. horridus [INA]. - (13 November 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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 25 May 2025
