Trachelomonas caudata var. australica Playfair 1915
Publication Details
Trachelomonas caudata var. australica Playfair 1915: 30, pl. V [5]: figs 1, 2
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1915). The genus Trachelomonas. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 40: 1-41, 20 figs, 5 pls.
Request PDFPublication date: 16 June 1915 [INA]
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 Strombomonas longissima (Pascher) R.A.Townsend & Huisman.
Type Information
(Playfair 1915: 30) Lectotye Playfair 1915: pl. v: fig. 1, designated Townsend & Huisman: (Townsend & Huisman 2021: 8)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 June 2022
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
