Ceratium gracile Pavillard 1905

Publication Details
Ceratium gracile Pavillard 1905: 51

Published in: Pavillard J. (1905). Recherches sur la flore pélagique (Phytoplankton) de l'Étang de Thau. Travail de l'lnstitut de Botanique de l'Université de Montpellier et de la Station Zoologique de Cette, Série mixte, Mémoire 2: 5-116, 3 pls, 1 table.

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 gracilis (Pavillard) 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.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 October 2014 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 August 2021

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Nomenclatural note
Ceratium tripos var. gracilis sensu Schröder in Schröder, B. (1900), Phytoplankton des Golfes von Neapel. Mittheilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel 14:p.15 Taf 1 fig 17 b-e is cited under Ceratium gracile Pavillard by Pavillard, J. (1905), Recherches sur la flore pelagique (phytoplankton) de l'Etang de Thau. Travaux de l'Institut de Botanique de l'Universite de Montpellier et de la Station Zoologique de Cette 2:51 as a replaced synonym on page 51 with verbatim name C. gracile nom. nov. - (20 August 2021) - Roberta Cowan

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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025