Ceratium compressum Gran 1912
Current name:
Tripos compressus (Gran) F.Gómez
A heavily reticulated species.Robin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Ceratium compressum Gran 1912: 193, 196, fig. 16
Published in: Gran, H.H. (1902). Das Plankton des Norwegischen Nordmeeres von biologischen und hydrographischen Gesichtspunkten behandelt. Reports of the Norwegian Fisheries and Marine Investigations 2(5): 1-222, 16 figs, 1 pl.
Request PDFType 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 compressus (Gran) F.Gómez.
Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean: near SW coast of Norway; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened, usually laterally (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 October 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2023
