Trachelomonas rotunda (Playfair) Playfair, nom. illeg. 1921
Publication Details
Trachelomonas rotunda (Playfair) Playfair, nom. illeg. 1921: 135
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1921). Australian freshwater flagellates. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 46: 99-146.
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 rotunda (Playfair) Deflandre.
Basionym
Trachelomonas gibberosa var. rotunda Playfair
Type Information
Type locality: Parramatta [NSW], New South Wales, Australia; Lectotype Playfair 1915:pl. V:fig. 19, designated Townsend & Huisman (Townsend & Huisman 2021:
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), almost circular, with length breadth ratio of about 6 to 5 (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 25 April 2024
