Trachelomonas pungens Conrad 1932
Publication Details
Trachelomonas pungens Conrad 1932: 472, fig. 19
Published in: Conrad, W. (1932). Flagellates nouveaux ou peu connus. III. (Formes nouvelles du genre Trachelomonas Ehrbg.). Archiv für Protistenkunde 78: 463-472, 19 figs.
Type Species
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 pungens (Conrad) Huber-Pestalozzi.
Type Information
Type locality: "Rencontré dans une mare, près d’Ambleteuse (Pas de Calais France)."; (Conrad 1932: 472)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), sharp-pointed, pricking, piercing, terminating in a hard sharp point (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 December 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 21 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry 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 28 March 2024