Zygoceros tuomeyi Bailey 1844

Publication Details
Zygoceros tuomeyi Bailey 1844: 138, pl. 3: figs 3, 4

Published in: Bailey, J.W. (1843). Account of some new infusorial forms discovered in the fossil Infusoria from Petersburg, Va. and Piscataway Md. American Journal of Science and Arts 46: 137-141.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zygoceros is Zygoceros rhombus Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Biddulphiella tridens (Ehrenberg) P.A.Sims & M.P.Ashworth.

Source of Synonymy
Sims, P.A., Ashworth, M.P., Theriot, E.C. & Manning, S.R. (2022 '2023'). Molecular and morphological analysis of Biddulphia sensu lato: a new diagnosis of Biddulphia, with a description of the new genera Biddulphiella and Neobrightwellia. Marine Micropaleontology 178(102186): 1-21, 21 figs.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025