Mallomonas pediculus Teiling 1946
Publication Details
Mallomonas pediculus Teiling 1946: 85, fig. 18
Published in: Teiling, E. (1946). Zur Phytoplanktonflora Schwedens. Botaniska Notiser 1946: 61-88.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mallomonas is Mallomonas ploesslii Perty.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mallomonas acaroides Perty.
Source of Synonymy
Kristiansen, J. & Preisig, H.R. (2007). Chrysophyte and Haptophyte algae. Part 2: Synurophyceae. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Freshwater Flora of Central Europe. (Büdel, B., Gärtner, G., Krienitz, L., Preisig, H.R. & Schagerl, M. Eds) Vol.1, pp. [i-v], vi [vi-vii], 1-252. Berlin & Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), dimunitive of louse (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 24 October 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 August 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 August 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 September 2024