Heliosphaerium aster Frenzel 1892

Publication Details
Heliosphaerium aster Frenzel 1892: 76, pl. 6: figs. 10-11, pl. 10: fig. 4

Published in: Frenzel, J. (1892). Untersuchungen über die mikroskopische Fauna Argentiniens. Teil I: Die Protozoen. Eine Monographie der Protozoen Argentiniens, ihrer systematischen Stellung und Organisation Abt. I. und II: Die Rhizopoden und Helioamoeben. Bibliotheca Zoologica 4(12): i-ii. 1-166, 10 plates.

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Publication date: 1892

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Heliosphaerium.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nuclearia flavocapsulata (Greeff) D.J.Patterson.

Source of Synonymy
Patterson, D.J. (1984). The Genus Nuclearia (Sarcodina, Filosea): Species Composition and Characteristics of the Taxa. Archiv für Protistenkunde 128(1-2): 127-139, 11 figures, 1 table.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 29 February 2024 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.

Last updated: 02 March 2024

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025

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