Bodo compressus Lemmermann 1908
Publication Details
Bodo compressus Lemmermann 1908: 381
Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1908). Algen I (Schizophyceen, Flagellaten, Peridineen). Kryptogamenflora der Mark Brandenburg und angrenzender Gebiete 3(3): 305-496, 15 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 12 June 1908
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bodo is Bodo saltans Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Parabodo caudatus (Dujardin) D.Moreira, López-García & Vickerman.
Source of Synonymy
Moreira, D., López-García, P. & Vickerman, K. (2004). An updated view of kinetoplastid phylogeny using environmental sequences and a closer outgroup: proposal for a new classification of the class Kinetoplastea. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 54(5): 1861-1875, 4 figures.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened, usually laterally (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 24 October 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 17 November 2024
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Nomenclatural note
New name for Bodo ovatus Moroff. - (25 June 2023) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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Citing AlgaeBase
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 June 2025
