Chaetoglena caudata Ehrenberg 1841
Current name:
Trachelomonas caudata (Ehrenberg) F.Stein
In Sphagnum, College Valley, Northumbria, UK. - 17 October 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Chaetoglena caudata Ehrenberg 1841: 199
Published in: Ehrenberg, [C.G.] (1840). [Characteristik von 274 neuen Arten von Infusorien]. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1840: 197-219.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chaetoglena is Chaetoglena volvocina Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trachelomonas caudata (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.
Type Information
Type locality: Berlin; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 July 2016
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
