Ceratium strictum (Okamura & Nishikawa) Kofoid, nom. inval. 1906

Publication Details
Ceratium strictum (Okamura & Nishikawa) Kofoid, nom. inval. 1906: 133

Published in: Kofoid, C.A. (1906). Dinoflagellata of the San Diego region. II. On Triposolenia, a new genus of the Dinophysidae. University of California Publications in Zoology 3(6): 93-116, plates 15-17.

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Publication date: 11 December 1906

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 extensus (Gourret) F.Gómez.

Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F. (2013). Reinstatement of the dinoflagellate genus Tripos to replace Neoceratium, marine species of Ceratium (Dinophyceae, Alveolata). CICIMAR Oceánides 28(1): 1-22.

Basionym
Ceratium fusus var. strictum Okamura & Nishikawa

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), drawn close together, very upright, very straight (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 June 2021

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Taxonomic notes
According to Gomez et al. (2010: table 2), C. strictum Kofoid is a synonym of Neoceratium extensum - (07 October 2011) - G.M. Guiry
According to INA, basionym not given [C. fusus var. stricta Okamura & Nishikawa 1904]. - (07 October 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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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 11 July 2025