Heteromita angusta Dujardin 1841
Publication Details
Heteromita angusta Dujardin 1841: 299, pl. 4: fig. 24
Published in: Dujardin, F. (1841). Histoire naturelle des Zoophytes, Infusoires, comprenant la physiologie et la clasification de ces animaux et la manière de les étudier à l'aide du microscope. pp. i-xii, 1-684. Paris: Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Heteromita is Heteromita ovata Dujardin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colpodella angusta (Dujardin) A.G.B.Simpson & D.J.Patterson.
Source of Synonymy
Kent, W.S. (1880). A manual of the Infusoria: including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate and tentaculiferous Protozoa, British and foreign, and an account of the organisation and affinities of the sponges. Vol. 1(1) pp. vii-x, 1-143, 8 plates, 1 frontispiece. London: David Bogue.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), narrow (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 March 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 June 2025
