Monas vivipara Ehrenberg 1836
Publication Details
Monas vivipara Ehrenberg 1836: 172, pl. 1: fig. 7
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1837). Zusätze zur Erkenntniss grosser organischer Ausbildung in den kleinsten thierischen Organismen. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1835: 150-181, 1 pl.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Monas is Monas termo O.F.Müller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spumella vivipara (Ehrenberg) Kent.
Source of Synonymy
Kent, W.S. (1880). A manual of the Infusoria: including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate and tentaculiferous Protozoa, British and foreign, and an account of the organisation and affinities of the sponges. Vol. 1(1) pp. vii-x, 1-143, 8 plates, 1 frontispiece. London: David Bogue.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 June 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 June 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 June 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
