Protaspis obovata Skuja 1948
Publication Details
Protaspis obovata Skuja 1948: 377, pl. 39: figs. 1-4
Published in: Skuja, H. (1948). Taxonomie des Phytoplanktons einiger Seen in Uppland, Schweden. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 9(3): 1-399, 39 pls.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Protaspis is Protaspis glans Skuja.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Protaspa obovata (Skuja) Cavalier-Smith.
Source of Synonymy
Howe, A.T., Bass, D., Scoble, J.M., Lewis, R., Vickerman, K., Arndt, H. & Cavalier-Smith, T. (2011). Novel cultured protists identify deep-branching environmental DNA clades of Cercozoa: new genera Tremula, Micrometopion, Minimassisteria, Nudifila, Peregrinia. Protist 166(2): 332-372, 14 figures.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 16 October 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 21 August 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 June 2025
