Protaspis grandis Hoppenrath & B.S.Leander 2006
Publication Details
Protaspis grandis Hoppenrath & B.S.Leander 2006: 331, figs. 1-32
Published in: Hoppenrath, M. & Leander, B.S. (2006). Dinoflagellate, Euglenid, or Cercomonad? The Ultrastructure and Molecular Phylogenetic Position of Protaspis grandis n. sp. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 53(5): 327-342, 34 figures, 1 table.
Request PDFPublication date: October 2006
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Protaspis is Protaspis glans Skuja.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Protaspa grandis (Hoppenrath & B.S.Leander) Cavalier-Smith.
Source of Synonymy
Howe, A.T., Bass, D., Scoble, J.M., Lewis, R., Vickerman, K., Arndt, H. & Cavalier-Smith, T. (2011). Novel cultured protists identify deep-branching environmental DNA clades of Cercozoa: new genera Tremula, Micrometopion, Minimassisteria, Nudifila, Peregrinia. Protist 166(2): 332-372, 14 figures.
Type Information
Canada: British Columbia: Boundary Bay: Centennial Beach;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), large.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 March 2016 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 21 August 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 June 2025
