Ochromonas cylindracea Playfair 1921

Publication Details
Ochromonas cylindracea Playfair 1921: 112, pl. 1: fig. 16

Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1921). Australian freshwater flagellates. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 46(1): 99-146, 3 figures, 9 plates.

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Publication date: 27 April 1921

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ochromonas is Ochromonas triangulata Vysotskii.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chromulina cylindracea (Playfair) Pascher.

Source of Synonymy
Pascher, A. (1925). Neue oder wenig bekannte Protisten. XV. Neue oder wenig bekannte Flagellaten. XIII. Archiv für Protistenkunde 50: 486-510, 16 figures.

Type Information
Type locality: "Byron Bay (324)" [New South Wales]; (Playfair 1921: 112)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cylindrical.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 April 2025

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025

 
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