Bodo ovatus Moroff, nom. illeg. 1903

Publication Details
Bodo ovatus Moroff, nom. illeg. 1903: 82, fig. A, pl. 7: fig. 8a-d, pl. 8: fig. 8e-f

Published in: Moroff, T. (1903). Beitrag zur Kenntnis einiger Flagellaten. Archiv für Protistenkunde 3(1): 69-106, 1 figure, plates 7-8.

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Publication date: 1903

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bodo is Bodo saltans Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Parabodo caudatus (Dujardin) D.Moreira, López-García & Vickerman.

Source of Synonymy
Moreira, D., López-García, P. & Vickerman, K. (2004). An updated view of kinetoplastid phylogeny using environmental sequences and a closer outgroup: proposal for a new classification of the class Kinetoplastea. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 54(5): 1861-1875, 4 figures.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ovate (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 November 2024

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025