Triceratium alternans Bailey 1851

Publication Details
Triceratium alternans Bailey 1851: 40, no fig

Published in: Bailey, J.W. (1851). Microscopical observations made in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 2(8): 1-48, 3 plates.

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Publication date: 1851

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Triceratium is Triceratium favus Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neobrightwellia alternans (Bailey) M.P.Ashworth & P.A.Sims.

Source of Synonymy
Sims, P.A., Ashworth, M.P., Theriot, E.C. & Manning, S.R. (2022 '2023'). Molecular and morphological analysis of Biddulphia sensu lato: a new diagnosis of Biddulphia, with a description of the new genera Biddulphiella and Neobrightwellia. Marine Micropaleontology 178(102186): 1-21, 21 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: USA: various localities on Atlantic coast; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), alternating (Stearn 1992).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 January 2023

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Taxonomic note
They exist also Triceratium alternans (Ehrenberg) Schütt 1896, Engler & Prantl, Nat Planzenfam., 1(1b):92, with Basionym Amphipentas alternans Ehrenberg 1843, and Triceratium alternans (Ehrenberg) Coupin 1930; pl. 305, fig. k (as Triceratium alternans Ehrenberg), with the same Basionym. (See INA and CAS Diatom Collection) - (31 May 2025) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025

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