Platymonas incisa Nygaard 1950
Publication Details
Platymonas incisa Nygaard 1950: 25, fig. 5
Published in: Nygaard, G. (1950 '1949'). Hydrobiological studies on some Danish ponds and lakes. Part II: The quotient hypothesis and some new or little known phytoplankton organisms. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 7(1): 1-294, 126 figs, 2 tables.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Platymonas is Platymonas tetrathele G.S.West.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Scherffelia incisa (Nygaard) Masjuk & Lilitsk.
Type Information
Type locality: Denmark: Spejldam and Hasteskodam near Hillerd; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), cut into deeply and irregularly.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 February 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 June 2013
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
