Scytomonas pusilla F.Stein 1878
Publication Details
Scytomonas pusilla F.Stein 1878: expl. pl. XXIII [23]: fig. 11
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 Scytomonas.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 January 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 21 October 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Seemingly originally first introduced without a description other than the page legend, but validated by analytical figures (see ICN Art. 38.7 "For the purpose of Art. 38.5, prior to 1 January 1908, an illustration with analysis (see Art. 38.9 and 38.10) is acceptable in place of a written description or diagnosis."). - (16 August 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
