Trachelomonas longissima Pascher 1925

Publication Details
Trachelomonas longissima Pascher 1925: 577, fig. V.1-2

Published in: Pascher, A. (1925). Neue oder wenig bekannte Protisten. XVII. Neue oder wenig bekannte Flagellaten. XV. Archiv für Protistenkunde 51: 549-577, 21 figures.

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Publication date: 1925

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Trachelomonas is Trachelomonas volvocina (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of .

Type Information
Lectotype Playfair 1915: pl. V:fig. 1, designated Townsend & Huisman: Notes: Trachelomonas longissima Pascher (1925) is alegitimate renaming of Trachelomonas caudata var. australica Playfair at species level (Pascher’s illustrations are a direct copy of Playfair’s) and as such is typified by the type of the replaced name.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very long (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 June 2021 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 July 2023

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 May 2024

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