Ceratium fusus var. extensum Gourret 1883
Current name: Tripos extensus (Gourret) F.GómezGeogina McDermott (robin.raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Ceratium fusus var. extensum Gourret 1883: 52, pl. IV: figs 56, 56A
Published in: Gourret, P. (1883). Sur les Péridiniens du Golf de Marseille. Annales du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Marseille, Section du Zoologie 1(Mémoire 8): 5-114, 4 pls.
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 extensus (Gourret) F.Gómez.
Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F. (2013). Reinstatement of the dinoflagellate genus Tripos to replace Neoceratium, marine species of Ceratium (Dinophyceae, Alveolata). CICIMAR Oceánides 28(1): 1-22.
Type Information
Type locality: France: Gulf of Marseille; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), spindle; spinning wheet.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 October 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 October 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 October 2024