Platymonas convolutae Parke & Manton 1967
Current name:
Tetraselmis convolutae (Parke & Manton) R.E.Norris, Hori & Chihara
in the flatworm Symsagittifera roscoffensis; Marra Pool, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon, UK David Fenwick
Publication Details
Platymonas convolutae Parke & Manton 1967: 459, 461, figs 1-54
Published in: Parke, M. & Manton, I. (1967). The specific identity of the algal symbiont in Convoluta roscoffensis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 47(2): 445-464.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Platymonas is Platymonas tetrathele G.S.West.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tetraselmis convolutae (Parke & Manton) R.E.Norris, Hori & Chihara.
Type Information
Type locality: "Type strain of symbiont (Provasoli Ca 2 = Plymouth no. 372) isolated by Dr L. Provasoli from a worm collected at Roscoffin 1958." [Roscoff, Brittany, France]; (Parke & Manton 1967: 461)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 April 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
