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(5): 1-222, 16 figs, 1 pl.
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 longipes (Bailey) 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 tripos var. horridum Cleve
Type Information
Type locality: near Shetland Islands; (INA 1996)
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 Orthoceratium - (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 21 May 2025
