Telonema antarcticum Thomsen ex Klaveness, Shalchian-Tabrizi, Thomsen, Eikrem & Jakobsen 2005
Publication Details
Telonema antarcticum Thomsen ex Klaveness, Shalchian-Tabrizi, Thomsen, Eikrem & Jakobsen 2005: 2603, fig. 1c [iconotype]
Published in: Klaveness, D., Shalchian-Tabrizi, K., Thomsen, H.A., Eikrem, W. & Jakobsen, K.S. (2005). Telonema antarcticum sp. nov., a common marine phagotrophic flagellate. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 55: 2596-2604.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Telonema is Telonema subtile Griessmann.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antarctic (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Cell ovoid to pyriform, 8-16 x 6-12 µm, with two subequal
flagella significantly longer than the cell length. Swimming
may be slow and wiggling while the flagella are directed
backwards, or a rapid movement with rotation while flagella
are directed forward and laterally. Cell surface dimpled by
inclusions in alveoli
Created: 15 November 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 March 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
