Paramecium costatum C.Mayer 1843
Publication Details
Paramecium costatum C.Mayer 1843: 17, pl. 3: fig. 10
Published in: Mayer, A.F.J.C. (1843). Spicilegium observationum anatomicarum de organo electrico in Raiis anelectricis et de Haematozois. pp. 18, 3 plates. Bonn: Typis Caroli Georgii.
Request PDFPublication date: 3 August 1843
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 Trypanosoma loricatum (C.Mayer) Dutton, J.L.Todd & Tobey.
Source of Synonymy
Jordaan, B.J., du Preez, L.H. & Netherlands, E.C. (2023). Taxonomic re-evaluation of African anuran trypanosomes with the redescription and molecular diagnosis of Trypanosoma (Trypanosoma) nelspruitense Laveran, 1904 and Trypanosoma (Haematomonas) grandicolor Pienaar, 1962. Parasitology 150(6): 477-487, 3 figures, 1 table.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ribbed, having one or more primary veins or ridges (Stearn 1983).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Alternative name of P. loricatum, probably a typo. - (24 December 2022) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
