Tetramitus Perty, 1852
Type species: a type species (generitype) appears not to have been designated.
Publication details: Perty, 1852: 170
Original publication: Perty, M. (1852). Zur Kenntniss kleinster Lebensformen: nach Bau, Funktionen, Systematik, mit Specialverzeichniss der in der Schweiz beobachteten. pp. [1]–228, 17 plates. Bern: Jent & Reinert.
Request PDFThe most recent alteration to this page was made on 2025-02-17 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: Mathison, B.A. & Sapp, S.G.H. (2021). An annotated checklist of the eukaryotic parasites of humans, exclusive of fungi and algae. ZooKeys 1069: 1-313.
Taxonomic note
Tetramitus is presently referred to the Percolozoa, bacterivores in soil, freshwater, and on faeces. Parasite, not currently regarded as an alga (Mathison & Sapp 2021); included for purposes of homonymy. - (19 March 2011) - M.D. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
