Polytoma caudatum Fritsch & M.F.Rich, nom. illeg. 1927
Publication Details
Polytoma caudatum Fritsch & M.F.Rich, nom. illeg. 1927: 92, fig. 1 A-I (as 'caudata')
Published in: Fritsch, F.E. & Rich, M.F. (1927). On some new species of Chlamydomonadaceae. Annals of Botany 41(161): 91-99, 3 figs.
Publication date: "January 1927"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polytoma is Polytoma uvella Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polytoma africanum F.E.Fritsch & M.F.Rich .
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 09 July 2020 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 August 2023
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025
