Petalomonas alata (A.Stokes) A.Stokes 1887
Publication Details
Petalomonas alata (A.Stokes) A.Stokes 1887: 36
Published in: Stokes, A.C. (1887). Notices of new American Fresh-water Infusoria. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society 7(1): 35-40, plate 5.
Request PDFPublication date: 1887
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Petalomonas is Petalomonas abscissa (Dujardin) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Paramonas alata A.Stokes
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), winged (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 January 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 18 April 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Attributed solely to Stokes by Lemmermann (1913: 167). - (26 September 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 July 2025
