Ceratium minutum Jørgensen 1920

Current name: Tripos minutus (Jørgensen) F.Gómez
Scanning Electron Micrograph.Geogina McDermott (robin.raine@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Ceratium minutum Jørgensen 1920: 34, figs 21-23

Published in: Jörgensen [Jørgensen], E. (1920). Mediterranean Ceratia. Report on the Danish Oceanographical Expeditions 1908-10 to the Mediterranean and adjacent Seas. II Biology 11: 1-110, 94 figs., 26 charts.

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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 minutus (Jørgensen) 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.

Type Information
Type locality: W. of Brittany; Cadiz, Spain; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 29 October 2021

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Taxonomic note
According to Dodge (1982: 223) this species is of the sub-genus Ceratium - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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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 19 May 2025