Cercaria viridis O.F.Müller 1786
Publication Details
Cercaria viridis O.F.Müller 1786: 121-127. pl. XIX: figs. 6-13
Published in: Müller, O.F. (1786). Animalcula infusoria fluviatilia et marina quæ detexit, systematice descripsit et ad vivum delineari curavit Otho Fridericus Müller ; sistet opus hoc posthumum, quod cum tabulis Aeneis L. in lucem tradit vidua ejus nobilissima cura Othonis Fabricii. pp. [i]-[ix], [i]-lvi, [1]-367. Hauniæ [Copenhagen]: Typis N. Mölleri.
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A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg.
Type Information
Epitype locality: Rutgers University campus, New Jersey (40º27'36" N, 74º27'58" W) [type locality of lectotype not known]; (Shin & Triemer: 770) Epitype: isolated by Woongghi Shin; small freshwater pond; MSH; Shin NJ001 (Shin & Triemer: 770, fig. 3) Notes: Lectotype: Fig. 10 in Animalcula infusoria fluviatilia et marina; pl. XIX, 1786. Epitype: Lyophilized sample of E. viridis NJ001 isolated by Woongghi Shin, deposited at MSC (Shin NJ001). Kosmala et al. (2009: fig. 1, n and o) also provide illustrations of epitype. Culture from which epitype is described is deposited in the American Type Culture Collection as number (SHIN NJ001 ATCC PRA-110).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), green (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 September 2011
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
