Schilleriomonas T.V.Desikachary, 1976

Holotype species: Schilleriomonas adriatica (J.Schiller) M.O.P.Iyengar & Desikachary

Currently accepted name for the type species: Cymbomonas adriatica J.Schiller

Original publication and holotype designation: Iyengar, M.O.P. & Desikachary, T.V. (1976). Contributions to our knowledge of the South Indian Algae - IX. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy – Section B 84: 159-164.

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Description: Cells single, free swimming, somewhat metabolic, with a truncated anterior and a rounded posterior, more or less adpressed; flagella 4, inserted asymmetrically at one end of the anterior; asymmetrical in front side view, but late:ally symmetrical; periplast thin; chloroplast light green to nearly colourless, basin-shaped, often apparently forming a single peripheral plate; pyrenoid, contractile vacuoles and eye spot not observed.

Information kindly contributed by Original description. but may now be outdated.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cymbomonas.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024