Petalomonas sulcata A.Stokes 1887

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Protozoa
Subkingdom Eozoa
Infrakingdom Infrakingdom Euglenozoa
Phylum Euglenozoa
Infraphylum Dipilida
Superclass Rigimonada
Class Stavomonadea
Subclass Homostavia
Order Petalomonadida
Family Scytomonadidae
Genus Petalomonas

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Publication details
Petalomonas sulcata A.Stokes 1887: 245

Published in: Stokes, A.C. (1885). Notices of new American fresh-water Infusoria. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society 6: 35-40, pl. V.
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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.

Origin of species name
Participle A (Latin), ploughed, sulcated.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.

Key references
Lemmermann, E. (1913). Flagellatae II. Eugleninae. In: Die Süsswasserflora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz. Heft 2. (Pascher, A. & Lemmermann, E. Eds), pp. 115-174. Jena: Verlag von Gustav Fischer.

Schroeckh, S., Lee, W.J. & Patterson, D.J. (2003). Free-living heterotrophic euglenids from freshwater sites in mainland Australia. Hydrobiologia 493(1): 131-166, 10 figs.

Starmach, K. (1983). Euglenophyta - Eugleniny Vol. 3 Flora slodkowodna polski [Euglenophyta Volume 3 Freshwater flora of Poland]. pp. [1]-594. Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. [in Polish]

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 October 2021.