Chilomonas acuta var. insignis Skuja 1956
Publication Details
Chilomonas acuta var. insignis Skuja 1956: 349, pl. 60: figs. 41-45
Published in: Skuja, H. (1956). Taxonomische und biologische Studien über das Phytoplankton schwedischer Binnengewässer. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, Series IV 16(3): 1-404, 63 plates.
Publication date: 6 May 1956
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chilomonas is Chilomonas paramaecium Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chilomonas insignis (Skuja) Javornický.
Type Information
Type locality: "Kleingewässern" [Sweden]; (Skuja 1956: 350)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), acute, pointed; i.e. narrowing gradually and making an angle of less than 90° (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 December 2016 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 January 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024