Trachelomonas asymmetrica Y.V.Roll 1928
Publication Details
Trachelomonas asymmetrica Y.V.Roll 1928: 163, fig. 3
Published in: Roll, Y.V. (1928). Algues nouvelles, trouvées dans le plancton de la rivière Dniepre. Annales de Protistologie 1(4): 162-166, 9 figs. [in French and Latin]
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Trachelomonas is Trachelomonas volvocina (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Strombomonas asymmetrica (Y.V.Roll) T.G.Popova.
Source of Synonymy
Popova, T.G. (1966). Flora plantarum cryptogamarum URSS. Vol VIII. Euglenophyta. Fasc. 1 Gen. Trachelomonas, Strombomonas, Eutreptia, Euglena. pp. [1]-410 [-412]. Mosqua & Leningrad: Uzdatek'stvo "NAUKA".
Type Information
Type locality: Dnieper River, near Dniepropetrovsk; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 03 December 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 28 March 2024
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Nomenclatural note
According to Wolowski & Walne (2007: 426), the authority is I. Kisselev. T. asymmetrica Kisselev, 1931: 76 and T. asymmetrica Roll, 1929: 163 are cited in the Index Nominum Algarum. - (28 March 2008) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
Wolowski & Walne (2007: 426) record T. asymmetrica I. Kisselev from Alabama and North Carolina. - (28 March 2008) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
