Ceratium candelabrum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein 1883
Publication Details
Ceratium candelabrum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein 1883: pl. 15: figs 15, 16
Published in: Stein, F. (1883). Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen forschungen in systematischere Reihenfolge bearbeitet. III. Abtheilung. II. Hälfte die Naturgeschichte der Arthrodelen Flagellaten. pp. 1-30, pls I-XXV. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
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 candelabrum (Ehrenberg) 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
Peridinium candelabrum Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Trieste ("In mari scintillante Septembre ad Tergestum"); (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 August 2002 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
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 11 May 2025
