Trachelomonas ovalis Daday 1913
Publication Details
Trachelomonas ovalis Daday 1913: 150, fig. 285
Published in: Pascher, A. & Lemmermann, E. (1913). Flagellatae II: Chrysomonadinae, Cryptomonadinae, Eugleninae, Chloromonadinae und gefärbte Flagellaten unsicherer Stellung. In: Die Süsswasserflora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz.. (Pascher, A. Eds), pp. 1-183. Jena: Verlag von Gustav Fischer.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Trachelomonas is Trachelomonas volvocina (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 March 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Description in German and figure provided in Pascher & Lemmermann (1913: fig. 285). - (13 September 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025