Phacotus angulosus (H.J.Carter) F.Stein 1878

Publication Details
Phacotus angulosus (H.J.Carter) F.Stein 1878: 142

Published in: Stein, F. von (1878). Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen forschungen in systematischere Reihenfolge bearbeitet. III. Abtheilung. Die Naturgeschichte der Flagellaten oder Geisselinfusorien. I. Hälfte, Den noch nicht abgeschlossenen allgemeinen Theil nebst erklärung: Der sämmtlichen Abbildungen enthaltend. pp. i-x, 1-154, pls I-XXIV. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phacotus is Phacotus viridis Perty.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pteromonas angulosa (H.J.Carter) Lemmermann.

Basionym
Cryptoglena angulosa H.J.Carter

Type Information
Type locality: India: "Island of Bombay"; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: fresh water tanks; (Kugrens & West 1972)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), strongly angled, with prominent angles (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 January 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024

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