Ploeotia costata (R.E.Triemer) M.A.Farmer & R.E.Triemer 1988
Publication Details
Ploeotia costata (R.E.Triemer) M.A.Farmer & R.E.Triemer 1988: 324
Published in: Farmer, M.A. & Triemer, R.E. (1988). A redescription of the genus Ploeotia Duj. (Euglenophyceae). Taxon 37(2): 319-325, 9 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ploeotia is Ploeotia vitrea Dujardin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Serpenomonas costata Triemer.
Basionym
Serpenomonas costata Triemer
Type Information
Type locality: USA: New Jersey: Tuckerton; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Fig. 13: iii. 1984; standing pond on salt marsh; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: See INA for comments on "iconotype".
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ribbed, having one or more primary veins or ridges (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 May 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
