Atractonema teres F.Stein 1878
Publication Details
Atractonema teres F.Stein 1878: expl. pl. XXIII: figs 35-41
Published in: Stein, F. (1878). Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen forschungen in systematischere Reihenfolge bearbeitet. III. Abtheilung. Die Naturgeschichte der Flagellaten oder Geisselinfusorien. I. Hälfte, Den noch nicht abgeschlossenen allgemeinen Theil nebst erklärung: Der sämmtlichen Abbildungen enthaltend. pp. i-x, 1-154, pls I-XXIV. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Request PDFPublication date: November 1878
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Atractonema.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphenomonas teres (F.Stein) G.A.Klebs.
Source of Synonymy
Klebs, G.A. (1892). Flagellatenstudien. Theil II. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 55(3): 352-445, plates 17-18.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 January 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 23 September 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
