Platydorina caudata Kofoid 1899
Publication Details
Platydorina caudata Kofoid 1899: 435, pl. XXXVIII [5 figs]
Published in: Kofoid, C.A. (1899). Plankton studies. III. On Platydorina, a new genus of the family Volvocidae, from the plankton of the Illinois River. Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History 5(9): 419-440, pi. 38.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Platydorina.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: central Illinois; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: lakes and streams; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Types in colls. of Illinois State Lab. Nat. Hist. & U.S. Natl. Mus. (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2023
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
