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Commation Thomsen & Larsen, 1993

Holotype species: Commation cryoporinum Thomsen & Larsen

Original publication and holotype designation:Thomsen, H.A. & Larsen, J. (1993). The ultrastructure of Commation gen. nov. (Stramenopiles, Incertae Sedis), a genus of heterotrophic nanoplanktonic flagellates from antarctic waters. European Journal of Protistology 29: 462-477.

Taxonomic status: currently recognized as a distinct genus.

Taxonomic notes
Stramenopiles, Incertae Sedis. - (13 Feb 2011) - M.D. Guiry

Numbers of names and species: There is only one species or infraspecific name in the database at present.

Names: ('C' indicates a name that is currently accepted taxonomically; 'S' a homotypic or heterotypic synonym; 'U' indicates a name of uncertain taxonomic status, but which has been subjected to some verification nomenclaturally; 'P' indicates a preliminary AlgaeBase entry that has not been subjected to any kind of verification. For more information on a species click on it to activate a link to the Species database):

Commation cryoporinum Thomsen & Larsen C - type

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 June 2013.

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