Cercomonas saltans (Ehrenberg) Davaine 1875

Publication Details
Cercomonas saltans (Ehrenberg) Davaine 1875: 126

Published in: Davaine, C.J. (1875). Monadiens. In: Dictionnaire encyclopédique des sciences médicales. Deuxième série, MOE-MOR. (Dechambre, A. Eds) Vol. 9, pp. 115-130. Paris: P. Asselin & G. Masson.

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Publication date: 1875

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cercomonas is Cercomonas longicauda Dujardin.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bodo saltans Ehrenberg.

Source of Synonymy
Moreira, D., López-García, P. & Vickerman, K. (2004). An updated view of kinetoplastid phylogeny using environmental sequences and a closer outgroup: proposal for a new classification of the class Kinetoplastea. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 54(5): 1861-1875, 4 figures.

Basionym
Bodo saltans Ehrenberg

Type Information
Type locality: Berlin; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), jumping, dancing.

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 December 2023

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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