Cercomonas clavideferens Vickerman 2009
Publication Details
Cercomonas clavideferens Vickerman 2009: 497, fig. 6e
Published in: Bass, D., Howe, A.T., Mylnikov, A.P., Vickerman, K., Chao, E.E., Edwards Smallbone, J., Snell, J., Cabral, C. & Cavalier-Smith, T. (2009). Phylogeny and classification of Cercomonadida (Protozoa, Cercozoa): Cercomonas, Eocercomonas, Paracercomonas, and Cavernomonas gen. nov. Protist 160(4): 483-521, 15 figures.
Request PDFPublication date: 8 July 2009
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cercomonas is Cercomonas longicauda Dujardin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neocercomonas clavideferens (Vickerman) Cavalier-Smith.
Source of Synonymy
Cavalier-Smith, T. & Karpov, S.A. (2012). Paracercomonas Kinetid Ultrastructure, Origins of the Body Plan of Cercomonadida, and Cytoskeleton Evolution in Cercozoa. Protist 163(1): 47-75, 40 figures, 2 tables.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 10 September 2021 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Last updated: 21 April 2025
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 June 2025
