Podosira moniliformis Ehrenberg, nom. illeg. 1840
Publication Details
Podosira moniliformis Ehrenberg, nom. illeg. 1840: 161
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1840). Erstlich über ausgezeichnete jetzt lebende peruanische und mexikanische Meeres-Infusorien, welche mit zur Erläuterung räthselhafter fossiler Formen der Kreidebildung dienen. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1840: 157-162.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Podosira.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Podosira hormoides (Montagne) Kutzing.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moniliform, cylindrical but contracted at regular intervals like a string of beads (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 March 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 May 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
