Strombomonas ovalis (Playfair) Deflandre 1930
Publication Details
Strombomonas ovalis (Playfair) Deflandre 1930: 577
Published in: Deflandre, G. (1930). Strombomonas nouveau genere d'euglénacées (Trachelomonas Ehr. pro parte). Archiv für Protistenkunde 69: 551-614.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Strombomonas is Strombomonas verrucosa (E.Daday) Deflandre.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Trachelomonas urceolata var. ovalis Playfair
Type Information
Type locality: Parramatta [NSW], New South Wales. Australia; Lectotype Playfair 1915: pl. V:fig. 5, designated Townsedn & Huisman (Townsend & Huisman 2021:
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: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 June 2022
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
