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.
misapplication:
CeratiumvulturClevelegitimate
by Pavillard, J.(1905), Recherches sur la flore pelagique (phytoplankton) de l'Etang de Thau.Travaux de l'Institut de Botanique de l'Universite de Montpellier et de la Station Zoologique de Cette2: 54, Taf 1 fig 2
Comment:In some publications this name is considered to represent a heterotypic synonym of Ceratium vultur Cleve but Jorgensen says C. pavillardii is a new name for C. vultur sensu Pavillard non Cleve.
AMANI dist.:New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia (temperate), Queensland (temperate), Queensland (tropical), Great Australian Bight
Distribution:Qld (SE coast), N.S.W., Tas. (Storm Bay), S.A., Great Australian Bight, W.A. (S coast)
Ex.distribution:Benguela Current, Brazil, tropical Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. (Virginia), Azores, Mediterranean Sea, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, South China Sea, western Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Pacific coast of Mexico, SE Pacific Ocean