Cercaria tenax O.F.Müller 1773
Publication Details
Cercaria tenax O.F.Müller 1773: 69
Published in: Müller, O.F. (1773). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. Vol. 1 pp. [1-33], 1-135. Copenhagen & Leipzig: Apud Heineck et Faber, typis M. Hallager.
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Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trichomonas tenax (O.F.Müller) Dobell.
Source of Synonymy
Dobell, C.C. (1939). The common flagellate of the human mouth, Trichomonas tenax (O.F.M.): its discovery and its nomenclature. Parasitology 31(1): 138-146, 1 figure.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), holding fast, tough (opposite to fragilis) (Stearn 1983).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025
