Sterromonas formicina Kent 1881
Publication Details
Sterromonas formicina Kent 1881: 420, pl. 24: figs. 40-42
Published in: Kent, W.S. (1881). 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(3) pp. 289-432, 7 figures, plates 17-24. London: David Bogue.
Request PDFPublication date: February 1881
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Sterromonas.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spumella guttula (Ehrenberg) Kent.
Source of Synonymy
Reynolds, B.D. (1934). Studies on monad flagellates. I. Historical and taxonomic review of the genus Monas, II. Observations on Monas vestita (Stokes, 1885). Archiv für Protistenkunde 81(5): 399-411, 3 figures, plate 12.
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 April 2025
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 June 2025
