Ceratium furca var. hircus (Schröder) Margalef ex Sournia 1973
Publication Details
Ceratium furca var. hircus (Schröder) Margalef ex Sournia 1973: 9
Published in: Sournia, A. (1973). Catalogue des espèces et taxons infraspécifiques de Dinoflagellés marins actuels. I. Dinoflagelles libres. Beihefte Nova Hedwigia 48: 1-92.
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 hircus (Schröder) F.Gómez.
Basionym
Ceratium hircus Schröder
Type Information
Type locality: Haiti: Tortuga I.; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), fork (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 14 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024