Diplomastix affinis Kent 1881
Publication Details
Diplomastix affinis Kent 1881: pl. 24: fig. 13
Published in: Kent, W.S. (1881). A manual of the Infusoria: including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate and tentaculiferous Protozoa, British and foreign, and an account of the organisation and affinities of the sponges. Vol. 1(3) pp. 289-432, 7 figures, plates 17-24. London: David Bogue.
Request PDFPublication date: February 1881
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bodo affinis (Kent) Schewiakoff.
Source of Synonymy
Schewiakoff, W.T. (1893). Über die geographische Verbreitung der Süsswasserprotozoen. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 41(8): 1-201, 4 plates, 1 map.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), neighbouring, allied to, akin to (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 April 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Also on p. 433 in part 4. - (15 April 2025) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 July 2025
