Ceratium macroceros (Ehrenberg) Vanhöffen 1897
Current name:
Tripos macroceros (Ehrenberg) Hallegraeff & Huisman
Both antapical horns start by coming down and then bend round 180 degrees to become parallel with apical horn.Geogina McDermott (robin.raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Ceratium macroceros (Ehrenberg) Vanhöffen 1897: 310, pl. 5, fig. 10
Published in: Vanhöffen, E. (1897). Die Fauna und Flora Grönlands. In: Grönland-Expedition der Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin 1891-1893. Zwieter Band. (Drygalski, E. von Eds), pp. 1-382. Berlin: W.H. Kühl.
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)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 October 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024