Rhabdomonas tortuosa (A.Stokes) Bourrelly, nom. inval. 1970
Publication Details
Rhabdomonas tortuosa (A.Stokes) Bourrelly, nom. inval. 1970: expl. pl. 36 (as 'tortuosum')
Published in: Bourrelly, P. (1970). Les algues d'eau douce. Initiation à la systématique. Tome III: Les Algues bleues et rouges. Les Eugléniens, Peridiniens et Cryptomonadines. pp. 1-512, 5 figs, 138 plates. Paris: Boubée & Cie.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhabdomonas is Rhabdomonas incurva Fresenius.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Menoidium tortuosum (A.Stokes) Lemmermann.
Source of Synonymy
Wołowski, K. (2011). Euglenophyta (Euglenoids). In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Second edition. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 181-239. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Basionym
Atractonema tortuosa A.Stokes
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent or twisted in different directions, involved, complicated (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 February 2016 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 18 August 2024
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Taxonomic note
Invalid: place of publication of basionym not cited [INA] - (11 February 2016) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025
