Dicercomonas Grassi, 1882, nom. illeg.
Lectotype species: Dicercomonas intestinalis (Dujardin) Grassi
Publication details: Grassi, 1882: 142
Currently accepted name for the type species: Hexamita intestinalis Dujardin
Original publication: Grassi, B. (1882). Intorno ad alcuni protisti endoparassitici ed appartenenti alle classi dei flagellati, lobosi, sporozoi e ciliati. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 24(2-3): 135-224, 4 plates.
Request PDFType designated in: Stiles, C.W. (1902). The type-species of certain genera of parasitic Flagellates, particularly Grassi's genera of 1879 and 1881. Zoologischer Anzeiger 25(682): 689-695.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-02-06 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hexamita.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: Priority for Dicercomonas Diesing, 1866. - (11 January 2024) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
