Vorticella nasuta O.F.Müller 1773
Publication Details
Vorticella nasuta O.F.Müller 1773
Published in: Müller, O.F. (1773). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. Vol. 1 pp. [1-33], 1-135. Copenhagen & Leipzig: Apud Heineck et Faber, typis M. Hallager.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Didinium nasutum (O.F.Müller) F.Stein.
Source of Synonymy
Stein, F. [Stein, F.R. von] (1859). Die Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen Forschungen in systematischer Reihenfolge bearbeitet. I. Abtheilung Allgemeiner Theil und naturgeschichte der hypotrichen Infusionsthiere. pp. [i-vii], vii-xii, [1]-206, pls I-XIV. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), big-nosed.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 November 2024 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 July 2025