Sterromonas Kent, 1881
Lectotype species: Sterromonas formicina Kent
Publication details: Kent, 1881: 369
Currently accepted name for the type species: Spumella guttula (Ehrenberg) Kent
Original publication: Kent, W.S. (1881). A manual of the Infusoria: including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate and tentaculiferous Protozoa, British and foreign, and an account of the organisation and affinities of the sponges. Vol. 1(3) pp. 289-432, 7 figures, plates 17-24. London: David Bogue.
Request PDFType designated in: Braun, M. (1885). Bericht über die wissenschaftlichen Leistungen in der Naturgeschichte der Protozoen in den Jahren 1882 u. 1883. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 51(3): 45-116.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2025-04-18 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spumella.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Reynolds, B.D. (1934). Studies on monad flagellates. I. Historical and taxonomic review of the genus Monas, II. Observations on Monas vestita (Stokes, 1885). Archiv für Protistenkunde 81(5): 399-411, 3 figures, plate 12.
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
