Herpetomonas lewisii Kent 1880
Publication Details
Herpetomonas lewisii Kent 1880: 245, pl. 13: figs. 35-40 (as 'Lewisi')
Published in: Kent, W.S (1880). A manual of the Infusoria: including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate and tentaculiferous Protozoa, British and foreign, and an account of the organisation and affinities of the sponges. Vol. 1(2) pp. 144-288, 2 figures, plates 9-16. London: David Bogue.
Request PDFPublication date: November 1880
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Herpetomonas is Herpetomonas muscae-domesticae (W.I.Burnett) Kent.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trypanosoma lewisii (Kent) Doflein.
Source of Synonymy
Molinari, J. & Moreno, S.A. (2018). Trypanosoma brucei Plimmer & Bradford, 1899 is a synonym of T. evansi (Steel, 1885) according to current knowledge and by application of nomenclature rules. Systematic Parasitology 95(2-3): 249-256, 1 table.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 April 2025
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 June 2025
