Cryptomonas lenticularis Ehrenberg 1832
Current name:
Phacotus lenticularis (Ehrenberg) Diesing
Pitsford Water, Northamptonshire, UK. - 12 August 2014. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Cryptomonas lenticularis Ehrenberg 1832: 57
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1832). Über die Entwickelung und Lebensdauer der Infusionsthiere; nebst ferneren Beiträgen zu einer Vergleichung ihrer organischen Systeme. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Physikalische Klasse 1831: 1-154, pls I-IV.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cryptomonas is Cryptomonas ovata Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phacotus lenticularis (Ehrenberg) Diesing.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lenticular.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 August 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
