Petalomonas polytaphrena Skuja, nom. inval. 1964

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Protozoa
Subkingdom Eozoa
Infrakingdom Infrakingdom Euglenozoa
Phylum Euglenozoa
Infraphylum Dipilida
Superclass Rigimonada
Class Stavomonadea
Subclass Homostavia
Order Petalomonadida
Family Scytomonadidae
Genus Petalomonas

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Publication details
Petalomonas polytaphrena Skuja 1964: 283, pl. LX [60]: figs 6-13, nom. inval.

Published in: Skuja, H. (1964). Grundzüge der Algenflora und Algenvegetation der Fjeldgegenden um Abisko in Schwedisch-Lappland. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis Series 4 18(3): 1-465, 59 pls.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Petalomonas is Petalomonas abscissa (Dujardin) F.Stein.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Petalomonas sphagnophila Christen

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

Nomenclatural notes
Invalid: no type designated (Kapustin et al. 2017: 116). - (14 Nov 2017) - M.D. Guiry

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

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Source of current name
Kapustin, D.A., Philippov, D.A., Sokolova, I.V. & Gusev, E.S. (2017). Petalomonas sphagnophila (Euglenophyta, Petalomonadales), a new euglenophyte species for Russia. Novosti Sistematiki Nizshikh Rastenii 50: 112-119.

Created: 14 September 2006 by Sandy Lawson

Verified by: 14 November 2017 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 October 2021.