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.
misapplied to:
CeratiumsetaceumJørg.legitimate
by Graham, H.W. & Bronikovsky, N.(1944), The genus Ceratium in the Pacific and the north Atlantic Oceans.Scientific Results Cruise VII Carnegie5: 21
AMANI dist.:Western Australia (tropical), Queensland (tropical), Bass Strait, Warm waters Atlantic: Azores, Mediterranean: Monaco, west of Southern Africa, Indian Ocean, Siam, West coast USA
Graphic:Huisman 1989: fig. 6; Steidinger & Tangen 1997 In Tomas CR (ed) Identifying Marine Phytoplankton plate 25
Distribution:Gulf of Carpentaria/North-west Shelf, Qld (Great Barrier Reef, SE coast), N.S.W. (N coast, off Sydney, Eden), East Australian Current, Bass Strait
Ex.distribution:Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (W coast, NE coast), Canada (E coast), Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands, Azores, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, South Africa (W coast), Indian Ocean, Gulf of Thailand, Malaysia, South China Sea, East China Sea, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, western Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tasman Sea, New Zealand, Southern Ocean, Phoenix Island, Ecuador, Peru