Pentamonas spinifera J.B.Lackey 1962
Publication Details
Pentamonas spinifera J.B.Lackey 1962: 194, fig. 3
Published in: Lackey, J.B. (1962). Three new colorless Euglenophyceae from marine situations. Arch. Microbiol. 42: 190-195.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pentamonas.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Petalomonas spinifera (Lackey) Won J.Lee & D.J.Patterson.
Type Information
Narragansett Lab. & Scripps Inst., La Jolla;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spine-bearing (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 June 2016
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 June 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024