Cercobodo pyriformis Skuja 1956
Publication Details
Cercobodo pyriformis Skuja 1956: 301, pl. 53: figs. 18-19
Published in: Skuja, H. (1956). Taxonomische und biologische Studien über das Phytoplankton schwedischer Binnengewässer. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, Series IV 16(3): 1-404, 63 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 6 May 1956
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cercobodo is Cercobodo laciniaegerens Krassilstschik.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cercomonas pyriformis (Skuja) Mylnikov & Karpov.
Type Information
Type locality: "Norrviken" [Sweden]; (Skuja 1956: 302)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pear-shaped (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 January 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025
