Petalomonas sulcata A.Stokes 1887
Publication Details
Petalomonas sulcata A.Stokes 1887: 245
Published in: Stokes, A.C. (1887). Notices of new fresh-water Infusoria. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 24(126): 244-255, 27 figures.
Request PDFPublication date: 16 September 1887
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Petalomonas is Petalomonas abscissa (Dujardin) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Biundula sulcata (A.Stokes) Cavalier-Smith.
Source of Synonymy
Cavalier-Smith, T.C., Chao, E.E. & Vickerman, K. (2016). New phagotrophic euglenoid species (new genus Decastava; Scytomonas saepesedens; Entosiphon oblongum), Hsp90 introns, and putative euglenoid Hsp90 pre-mRNA insertional editing. European Journal of Protistology 56: 147-170, 9 figures, 2 tables.
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), ploughed, sulcated.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 January 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 04 May 2025
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 July 2025
