Cercaria viridis O.F.Müller 1786
Publication Details
Cercaria viridis O.F.Müller 1786: 121, pl. 19: figs. 6-13
Published in: Müller, O.F. (1786). Animalcula infusoria fluviatilia et marina quæ detexit, systematice descripsit et ad vivum delineari curavit Otho Fridericus Müller ; sistet opus hoc posthumum, quod cum tabulis Aeneis L. in lucem tradit vidua ejus nobilissima cura Othonis Fabricii. pp. [i]-[ix], [i]-lvi, [1]-367. Hauniæ [Copenhagen]: Typis N. Mölleri.
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A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Ehrenberg, C.G. (1830). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Organisation der Infusorien und ihrer
geographischen Verbreitung, besonders in Sibirien. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1830: 1-88, 8 plates.
Type Information
Epitype locality: Rutgers University campus, New Jersey (40º27'36" N, 74º27'58" W) [type locality of lectotype not known]; (Shin & Triemer: 770) Epitype: isolated by Woongghi Shin; small freshwater pond; MSH; Shin NJ001 (Shin & Triemer: 770, fig. 3) Notes: Lectotype: Fig. 10 in Animalcula infusoria fluviatilia et marina; pl. XIX, 1786. Epitype: Lyophilized sample of E. viridis NJ001 isolated by Woongghi Shin, deposited at MSC (Shin NJ001). Kosmala et al. (2009: fig. 1, n and o) also provide illustrations of epitype. Culture from which epitype is described is deposited in the American Type Culture Collection as number (SHIN NJ001 ATCC PRA-110).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), green (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 November 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
