Lepocinclis pyriformis A.M.Cunha 1913
Publication Details
Lepocinclis pyriformis A.M.Cunha 1913: 109, pl. 10: fig. 1 (as 'piriformis')
Published in: Cunha, A.M. (1913). Contribuição para o conhecimento da fauna de protozoarios do Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 5(2): 101-122, plates 9-10.
Publication date: 1913
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lepocinclis is Lepocinclis globulus Perty.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pear-shaped (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 June 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024