Mallomonas ceylanica Dürrschmidt & G.Cronberg 1989
Publication Details
Mallomonas ceylanica Dürrschmidt & G.Cronberg 1989: 18, figs 9-16
Published in: Dürrschmidt, M. & Cronberg, G. (1989). Contribution to the knowledge of tropical chrysophytes: Mallomonadaceae and Paraphysomonadaceae from Sri Lanka. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplement 45: 15-37.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mallomonas is Mallomonas ploesslii Perty.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Sri Lanka: Tissa Wewa; (Index Nominum Algarum) Iconotype: Fig. 10: 7.iii.1983; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Of (from) Ceylon, an island in the Indian Ocean off southern India (cf. ceylonensis & ceylonicus).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 November 2019
Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.
Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=44793
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
