Bodo truncatus (Dujardin) Diesing 1850
Publication Details
Bodo truncatus (Dujardin) Diesing 1850: 47 (as 'truncata')
Published in: Diesing, K.M. (1850). Systema helminthum Vol. 1. pp. [i]-xiii, [1]-680. Vienna: Wilhelm Braumüller.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bodo is Bodo saltans Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cercomonas truncata Dujardin.
Basionym
Cercomonas truncata Dujardin
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), truncate, i.e., ending very abruptly as if cut straing across (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 24 October 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 13 February 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024