Balanion Wulff, 1919
Type species: a type species (generitype) appears not to have been designated.
Publication details: Wulff, 1919: 116
Original publication and holotype designation: Wulff, A. (1919). Ueber das Kleinplankton der Barentssee. Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen in Kiel 13(1): 95-125, 3 figures, 4 plates.
Request PDFThe most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-01-15 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as neuter.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Jakobsen, H.H. & Montagnes, D.J.S. (1999). A redescription of Balanion comatum Wulff, 1919 (Prorodontida, Ciliophora), with notes on its cultivation and behavior. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 46: 198-203.
Taxonomic note
Currently referred to Prorodontida, Ciliophora (Jakobsen & Montagnes 1999). Retained here for reference. - (04 February 2011) - M.D. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025
