Isonema F.L.Schuster, S.Goldstein & Hershenov, 1968, nom. illeg.

Holotype species: Isonema nigricans F.L.Schuster, S.Goldstein & Hershenov

Publication details: F.L.Schuster, S.Goldstein & Hershenov, 1968: 146

Currently accepted name for the type species: Metadiplonema nigricans (F.L.Schuster, S.Goldstein & Hershenov) Tashyreva, A.G.B.Simpson, A.Horák & Lukeš

Original publication and holotype designation: Schuster, F.L., Goldstein, S. & Hershenov, B. (1968). Ultrastructure of a Flagellate, Isonema nigricans nov. gen. nov. sp., from a Polluted Marine Habitat. Protistologica 4: 141-149.

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-02-27 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Metadiplonema.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as neuter.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Tashyreva, D., Simpson, A.G.B., Prokopchuk, G., Škodová-Sveráková, I., Butenko, A., Hammond, M., George, E.E., Flegontova, O., Záhonová, K., Faktorová, D., Yabuki, A., Horák, A., Keeling, P.J. & Lukeš, J. (2022). Diplonemids – A Review on "New" Flagellates on the Oceanic Block. Protist 173(2): article 125868 [1-28], 9 figures.

Taxonomic note
Illegitimate: priority for Isonema R.Brown, 1810 (APOCYNACEAE). - (17 May 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025