The Australian Algae Name Index (AANI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with algae names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. AANI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian Algae, please use the Australian Algae List (AAL) link above.
Type comment:This is a new name for the entity described by Jorgesen 1911 as C. arcuatum. It is not a new name for the entity described by Pavillard 1907 from the Gulf of Lion as Ceratium karstenii.
Comment:This is a new name for Ceratium arcuatum (Gourrett) Vanhoffen. Jorgesen 1920 cites Jorgesen 1911: 43 as equivalent and specifically excludes C. arcuatum sensu Cleve = Ceratium karstenii Pavillard.
AMANI dist.:New South Wales, Queensland (tropical), Indian Ocean
Distribution:Qld (Great Barrier Reef), N.S.W., East Australian Current
Ex.distribution:SW Africa, Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (NE coast), tropical Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, South China Sea, East China Sea, Solomon Islands, Pacific coast of Mexico
