Prototractomonas ovalis Skvortzov 1971
Publication Details
Prototractomonas ovalis Skvortzov 1971: 90; pl. I, fig. 16
Published in: Skvortsov, B.V. (1971). New genera of primitive green Flagellata of Fam. Pedinomonadaceae Korsch., Class Volvocineae collected in Winter cold period in São Paulo. Boletín de la Sociedad Botánica La Libertad 3(2): 83-93.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prototractomonas is Prototractomonas rotundata Skvortzov.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Brazil: São Paulo: Parque do Estado;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 23 April 2015
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2024
