Glenoaulax inaequalis (Schmarda) Diesing 1866
Publication Details
Glenoaulax inaequalis (Schmarda) Diesing 1866: 383
Published in: Diesing, K.M. (1866). Revision der Prothelminthen. Abtheilung: Mastigophoren. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abt. 1, Mineralogie, Botanik, Zoologie, Anatomie, Geologie und Paläontologie 52(8): 287-401.
Request PDFPublication date: 1866
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Glenoaulax is Glenodinium inaequale Schmarda.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Basionym
Glenodinium inaequale Schmarda
Type Information
Type locality: Egypt; (INA 1996) Type: Schabra; 17.iv.1853; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Moestrup & Calado (2018: 469) note "Although it was made the type of a new genus, Glenoaulax Diesing (1866, pp 305, 382), the name was hardly ever used and is absent from twentieth century floras. The original description of a smooth wall, the broadly rounded cell shape and the prominent eyespot suggest a woloszynskioid. However, the lack of detailed information about the organism advises against an attempt to identify it with any currently recognized species. Labelling it a nomen inquirendum and avoiding its use will prevent name changes that are difficult to justify, and it appears to be the best option." - (28 August 2020) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Possibly a Tovelliaceae. - (15 February 2024) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
