Rhabdomonas spiralis E.G.Pringsheim 1942
Publication Details
Rhabdomonas spiralis E.G.Pringsheim 1942: 201, fig. 19
Published in: Pringsheim, E.G. (1942). Contributions to our knowledge of saprophytic algae and Flagellata III. Astasia, Distigma, Menoidium and Rhabdomonas. New Phytologist 41(3): 171-205, 20 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhabdomonas is Rhabdomonas incurva Fresenius.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhabdospira spiralis (E.G.Pringsheim) E.G.Pringsheim.
Type Information
Type locality: "First isolated in November 1936 from the mud of a small watercourse near Lunz, subsequently from the mud of a drained fish pond at Jevany near Prague, where it was found again the next year. Afterwards it was detected at Dobris near Prague, at Franzensbad in Bohemia, in a highland pool above Lunz, and in a garden pool in Cambridge." [Austria, CZech Republica, England]; (Pringsheim 1942: 202)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
