Ceratium vultur Cleve 1900
Publication Details
Ceratium vultur Cleve 1900: 15, pl. VII: fig. 5 (as 'Ceratium (tripos var.?) vultur')
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1900). Notes on some Atlantic plankton-organisms. Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 34(1): 1-22, 8 pls.
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 vultur (Cleve) Hallegraeff & Huisman.
Source of Synonymy
Hallegraeff, G., Eriksen, R., Davies, C., Slotwinski, A., McEnnulty, F., Coman, F., Uribe-Palomino, J., Tonks, M. & Richardson, A. (2020). The marine planktonic dinoflagellate Tripos: 60 years of species-level distributions in Australian waters. Australian Systematic Botany 33: 392-411, 13 figs, 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: tropical Atlantic Ocean: between 21S and 45N; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 April 2021
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Distributional note
Tropical Atlantic Ocean: between 21 S and 45N. - (18 April 2021) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 May 2025
