Ceratium deflexum (Kofoid) Jørgensen 1911
Publication Details
Ceratium deflexum (Kofoid) Jørgensen 1911: 64
Published in: Jørgensen, E. (1911). Peridiniales. Ceratium. Bull. Trim. Bur. Cons. Perm. Int. Expl. Mer. Copenhagen 7: 205-248.
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 gallicus (Kofoid) F.Gómez.
Basionym
Ceratium macroceros subsp. deflexum Kofoid
Type Information
Type locality: "Occasionally taken in plankton of tropical character at San Diego."; (Kofoid 1907: 303)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent sharply in a downward direction.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 June 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
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 December 2023
