Ceratium horridum (Cleve) Gran 1902
Current name:
Tripos longipes (Bailey) F.Gómez
A highly variable species. This view is dorsal. The right apical horn (seen on the right in this picture) comes out at right angles to the base, whilst the left apical horn starts to come down (as in C. macroceros).Geogina McDermott (robin.raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Ceratium horridum (Cleve) Gran 1902: 54, 193
Published in: Gran, H.H. (1902). Das Plankton des Norwegischen Nordmeeres von biologischen und hydrographischen Gesichtspunkten behandelt. Reports of the Norwegian Fisheries and Marine Investigations 2(2, No. 5): 1-222.
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 longipes (Bailey) F.Gómez.
Basionym
Ceratium tripos var. horridum Cleve
Type Information
Type locality: near Shetland Islands; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 October 2021
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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 29 September 2023
