Ceratophorus furca (Ehrenberg) Diesing 1850
Current name: Tripos furca (Ehrenberg) F.GómezGeogina McDermott (robin.raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Ceratophorus furca (Ehrenberg) Diesing 1850: 102
Published in: Diesing, K.M. (1850). Systema helminthum Vol. 1. pp. [i]-xiii, [1]-680. Vienna: Wilhelm Braumüller.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceratophorus is Ceratophorus fusus (Ehrenberg) Diesing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tripos furca (Ehrenberg) F.Gómez.
Basionym
Peridinium furca Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Kiel ; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: 24.xi.1832; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), fork (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 February 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
