Tritrichomonas rotunda Hibler, Hammond, Caskey, A.Earl Johnson & P.R.Fitzgerald 1960
Publication Details
Tritrichomonas rotunda Hibler, Hammond, Caskey, A.Earl Johnson & P.R.Fitzgerald 1960: 163, figs. 7-12
Published in: Hibler, C.P., Hammond, D.M., Caskey, F.H., Johnson, A.E. & Fitzgerald, P.R. (1960). The Morphology and Incidence of the Trichomonads of Swine, Tritrichomonas suis (Gruby & Delafond), Tritrichomonas rotunda, n. sp. and Trichomonas buttreyi, n. sp.. Journal of Parasitology 7(2): 159-171, 18 figures, 3 tables.
Request PDFPublication date: May 1960
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tritrichomonas is Tritrichomonas augusta (A.G.Alexeieff) Kofoid.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trichomitus rotundus (Hibler, Hammond, Caskey, A.Earl Johnson & P.R.Fitzgerald) Honigberg.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), almost circular, with length breadth ratio of about 6 to 5 (Stearn 1973).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 December 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
