Strombomonas rotundata (Playfair) Deflandre 1930
Publication Details
Strombomonas rotundata (Playfair) Deflandre 1930: 593 (as 'rotunda')
Published in: Deflandre, G. (1930). Strombomonas nouveau genere d'euglénacées (Trachelomonas Ehr. pro parte). Archiv für Protistenkunde 69: 551-614, 143 figs. [in French]
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Strombomonas is Strombomonas verrucosa (Daday) Deflandre.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Basionym
Trachelomonas gibberosa var. rotundata 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 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 03 December 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 06 April 2025
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 June 2025
