Ceratocorys malayensis Z.Luo, P.T.Lim & H.Gu 2019

Publication Details
Ceratocorys malayensis Z.Luo, P.T.Lim & H.Gu 2019: 9, figs 1–22

Published in: Luo, Z., Lim, Z.F., Mertens, K.N., Krock, B., Teng, S.T., Tan, T.H., Leaw, C.P., Lim, P.T. & Gu, H. (2019). Attributing Ceratocorys, Pentaplacodium and Protoceratium to Protoceratiaceae (Dinophyceae), with descriptions of Ceratocorys malayensis sp. nov. and Pentaplacodium usupianum sp. nov. . Phycologia 59(1): 6-23.

Publication date: "Published online 16 October 2019

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ceratocorys is Ceratocorys horrida Stein.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Rawa Island, Terengganu, Malaysia (South China Sea); (Luo et al. 2019) Holotype: 17 May 2016; marine sand; Third Inst. of Oceanogr., Ministry of Nat. Res., Xiamen; TIO201901 (SEM stub) (Luo et al. 2019)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 February 2020 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 June 2024

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Habitat note
Sand-dwelling. - (11 June 2024) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025