Cryptomonas caudata Massart 1920
Publication Details
Cryptomonas caudata Massart 1920: 120, fig. 3
Published in: Massart, J. (1920). Recherches sur les organismes inférieurs. VIII. - Sur la motilité des Flagellates. Bulletin de la Classe des sciences de l'Academie Royale de Belgique, 5me série 6(4-5): 116-141, 32 figures.
Request PDFPublication date: 6 July 1920
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cryptomonas is Cryptomonas ovata Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 May 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
