African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Ceratium F.Schrank, 1793

AphiaID

109506 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:109506)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ceratiaceae Kofoid, 1907

Original name

Ceratium F.Schrank, 1793

Direct children (33)

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Species Ceratium arietinum Cleve, 1900 accepted as Tripos arietinus (Cleve) F.Gómez, 2021
Species Ceratium azoricum Cleve, 1900 accepted as Tripos azoricus (Cleve) F.Gómez, 2013 (synonym)
Species Ceratium belone Cleve, 1900 accepted as Tripos belone (Cleve) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium buceros Zacharias, 1906 accepted as Tripos buceros (Zacharias) F.Gómez, 2013 (synonym)
Species Ceratium candelabrum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein, 1883 accepted as Tripos candelabrum (Ehrenberg) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium carriense Gourret, 1883 accepted as Tripos carriensis (Gourret) F.Gómez, 2013 (synonym)
Species Ceratium concilians Jörgensen, 1920 accepted as Tripos concilians (Jørgensen) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium contrarium (Gourret) Pavillard, 1905 accepted as Tripos contrarius (Gourret) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium declinatum (Karsten) Jørgensen, 1911 accepted as Tripos declinatus (G.Karsten) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium falcatum (Kofoid) Jörgensen, 1920 accepted as Tripos falcatus (Kofoid) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium furca (Ehrenberg) Claparède & Lachmann, 1859 accepted as Tripos furca (Ehrenberg) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium fusus (Ehrenberg) Dujardin, 1841 accepted as Tripos fusus (Ehrenberg) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium hexacanthum Gourret, 1883 accepted as Tripos hexacanthus (Gourret) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium horridum (Cleve) Gran, 1902 accepted as Tripos horridus (Cleve) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium inflatum (Kofoid) E.G.Jørgensen, 1911 accepted as Tripos inflatus (Kofoid) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium karstenii Pavillard, 1907 accepted as Tripos karstenii (Pavillard) F.Gómez, 1907
Species Ceratium limulus (Pouchet) Gourret, 1883 accepted as Tripos limulus (Pouchet) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium lineatum (Ehrenberg) Cleve, 1899 accepted as Tripos lineatus (Ehrenberg) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium longirostrum Gourret, 1883 accepted as Tripos longirostrum (Gourret) Hallegraeff & Huisman, 2020
Species Ceratium longissimum (Schröder) Kofoid, 1907 accepted as Tripos longissimus (Schröder) F.Gómez, 2013 (synonym)
Species Ceratium lunula Schimper ex Karsten, 1906 accepted as Tripos lunula (Schimper ex Karsten) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium macroceros (Ehrenberg) Vanhöffen, 1897 accepted as Tripos macroceros (Ehrenberg) Hallegraeff & Huisman, 2020
Species Ceratium massiliense (Gourret) Karsten, 1906 accepted as Tripos massiliensis (Gourret) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium pavillardii Jørgensen, 1911 accepted as Neoceratium pavillardii (Jørgensen) F.Gomez, D.Moreira & P.Lopez-Garcia, 2010 accepted as Tripos pavillardii (Jørgensen) F.Gómez, 2021
Species Ceratium pentagonum Gourret, 1883 accepted as Tripos pentagonus (Gourret) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium pulchellum Schröder, 1906 accepted as Tripos pulchellus (Schröder) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium ranipes Cleve, 1900 accepted as Tripos ranipes (Cleve) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium setaceum Jørgensen, 1911 accepted as Tripos setaceus (Jørgensen) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium symmetricum Pavillard, 1905 accepted as Tripos symmetricus (Pavillard) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium teres Kofoid, 1907 accepted as Tripos teres (Kofoid) F.Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium trichoceros (Ehrenberg) Kofoid, 1881 accepted as Tripos trichoceros (Ehrenberg) Gómez, 2013
Species Ceratium tripos (O.F.Müller) Nitzsch, 1817 accepted as Tripos muelleri Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1826
Species Ceratium vultur Cleve, 1900 accepted as Tripos vultur (Cleve) F.Gómez, 2013 (synonym)

Environment

marine, fresh

Grammatical gender

neuter

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Ceratium F.Schrank, 1793. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109506 on 2026-06-09

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Ceratium F.Schrank, 1793. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109506 on 2026-06-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2010-08-12 12:41:00Z

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Guiry, Michael D.

2012-07-04 13:40:04Z

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Guiry, Michael D.

2019-08-28 06:54:14Z

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Guiry, Michael D.

2021-06-03 10:59:58Z

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Guiry, Michael D.

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basis of record Gómez, F. (2005). A list of free-living dinoflagellate species in the world's oceans. <em>Acta Bot. Croat.</em> 64(1): 129-212. [details]

additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org
page(s): 34 [details]

additional source Parker, S.P. (Ed.) (1982). Synopsis and classification of living organisms. McGraw Hill Book Company: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-07-079031-0. 1166, 1232 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]