Notosolenus A.Stokes, 1884
Lectotype species: Notosolenus apocamptus (A.Stokes) A.Stokes
Publication details: A.Stokes, 1884: 158
Original publication and holotype designation: Stokes, A.C. (1884). Change of generic name Solenotus. American Journal of Science 128(164): 158.
Request PDFDescription: Colorless, rigid, ovoid, flattened (usually very flat) cells, concavo-convex in cross-section or with keels; mostly small, up to 20 _ 10 _m, a few up to 35-40 _m long; canal opening subapical, with 2 emergent flagella, unequal, heterodynamic, the longer directed anteriorly during swimming, the shorter trailing; phagotrophic but no ingestion organelle visible in the light microscope. Genus reviewed by Skuja (1939). Freshwater, characteristically in bog-pools and sediments; Europe, Asia and the Americas. Colorless, rigid, ovoid, flattened (usually very flat) cells, concavo-convex in cross-section or with keels; mostly small, up to 20 _ 10 _m, a few up to 35-40 _m long; canal opening subapical, with 2 emergent flagella, unequal, heterodynamic, the longer directed anteriorly during swimming, the shorter trailing; phagotrophic but no ingestion organelle visible in the light microscope. Genus reviewed by Skuja (1939). Freshwater, characteristically in bog-pools and sediments; Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Information contributed by: G.F. Leedale. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2025-05-04 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 masculine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Cavalier-Smith, T. (2016). Higher classification and phylogeny of Euglenozoa. European Journal of Protistology 56: 250–276, 2 figs.
Nomenclatural note
Substitute name for Solenotus A.C.Stokes 1884, non (Steven) Steven 1856 (Fabaceae); proposal for conservation by Silva (1960) uncessary. Silva did not know of the earlier flowering plant name. - (26 September 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 June 2025
