Pteromonas tetraptera Y.X.Wei 1996
Publication Details
Pteromonas tetraptera Y.X.Wei 1996: 222, fig. 1: 1-3
Published in: Wei, Y.-X. (1996). New Material of Volvocales from Wuhan, China. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 34(2): 219-225.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pteromonas is Pteromonas aculeata Lemmermann.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), four-winged.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 June 2023
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 March 2025