Ceratium divaricatum (Lemmermann) Kofoid 1908

Publication Details
Ceratium divaricatum (Lemmermann) Kofoid 1908: 380, fig. 31

Published in: Kofoid, C.A. (1908). Notes on some obscure Ceratium species. University of California Publications in Zoology 4(7): 387-393.

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Publication date: 22 April 1908

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 muelleri Bory.

Source of Synonymy
Schiller, J. (1925). Über die Besiedlung europäischer Meere mit Cryptomonaden und über einen Flagellaten peridineenänlicher Organisation (Entomosigma peridinioides). Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 74(7-9): 194-198.

Basionym
Ceratium tripos var. divaricatum Lemmermann

Type Information
Type locality: Ostsee; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), divaricate, spreading at a wide angle (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 June 2005 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 16 June 2021

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025