Trachelomonas gibberosa Playfair 1915
Publication Details
Trachelomonas gibberosa Playfair 1915: 34, pl. V [5]: figs 16-18
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1915). The genus Trachelomonas. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 40(1): 1-41, 20 figures, 5 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 16 June 1915
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 gibberosa (Playfair) Deflandre.
Source of Synonymy
Deflandre, G. (1930). Strombomonas nouveau genere d'euglénacées (Trachelomonas Ehr. pro parte). Archiv für Protistenkunde 69: 551-614, 143 figs. [in French]
Type Information
Syntype localities: Paramatta (136,165,166): Auburn (120): New South Wales; (Playfair 1915: 34) Lectotype (illustration, designated by Townsend & Huismman: Playfair 1915: pl. 5 [V], fig. 16): (Townsend & Huisman 2021: 5) Notes: Lectotype Playfair 1915: pl. 5 [V], fig. 16, designated by Townsend & Huisman (Townsend & Huisman 2021:5)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A, Humped on one side (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 03 December 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 08 April 2025
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Taxonomic note
Day et al. (1995: 239) records this species as being (in part) synonymous with the following species: Trachelomonas schauinslandii var. australica, T. schauinslandii var. minor, T. schauinslandii var. radicans and Strombomonas gibberosa. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 June 2025
