Cryptomonas rostrata Skuja, nom. illeg. 1948
Publication Details
Cryptomonas rostrata Skuja, nom. illeg. 1948: 359, pl. XXXVII [37]: figs 39, 40
Published in: Skuja, H. (1948). Taxonomie des Phytoplanktons einiger Seen in Uppland, Schweden. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 9(3): 1-399, 39 pls.
Type 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 Cryptomonas curvata Ehrenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Javornicky, P. (2014). Light microscopical observations of the sigmoid species of the genus Cryptomonas Ehrenberg (Cryptophyceae) and their eventual pyrenoids. Acta Musei Silesiae Scientiarum Naturalium 62: 1-24, 61 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Sweden: Uppland: Saboysjon; Bredsjon; (INA 1996) Type: W. Rodhe; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 July 2010 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 August 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Nom. illeg. (not C. rostrata Troitskaya 1922). - (07 July 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025
