Mallomonas lancea Siver, Lott & Wolfe 2009
Publication Details
Mallomonas lancea Siver, Lott & Wolfe 2009: 455-457, , figs 31-37
Published in: Siver, P.A., Lott, A.M. & Wolfe, A.P. (2009). Taxonomic significance of asymmetrical helmet and lance bristles in the genus Mallomonas (Synurophyceae) and their discovery in Eocene lake sediments. European Journal of Phycology 44(4): 447-460.
Request PDFPublication date: 2009
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mallomonas is Mallomonas ploesslii Perty.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Giraffe Pipe (64º44'N, 109º45'W); (Siver, Lott & Wolfe 2009: 457, 448) Type: fig. 31: Section 78. 14 m down in the core and represents a waterbody with a maximum depth of approximately 8.56 m (a kimberlite diatreme that was infilled by a sequence of lacustrine and paludal sediments, and subsequently covered by Neogene glacial deposits); (Siver, Lott & Wolfe 2009: 457, 448)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a light spear or lance.
Created: 04 March 2010 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 March 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
