Rapaza viridis A.Yamaguchi, N.Yubuki & B.S.Leander 2012
Publication Details
Rapaza viridis A.Yamaguchi, N.Yubuki & B.S.Leander 2012: 15
Published in: Yamaguchi, A., Yubuk, N. & Leander, B.S. (2012). Morphostasis in a novel eukaryote illuminates the evolutionary transition from phagotrophy to phototrophy: description of Rapaza viridis n. gen. et sp. (Euglenozoa, Euglenida). BMC Evolutionary Biology 12(29): 1-16.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Rapaza.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Pachena Beach, Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada"; (Yamaguchi & al. 2012: 15) Notes: "Both resin-embedded cells used for TEM and cells on gold sputter-coated SEM stubs have been deposited in the Beaty Biodiversity Research Centre (Marine Invertebrate Collection; accession number MI-PR113) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. All figures in the manuscript are based on the authentic culture, and Figure 1A has been selected as the holotype. A sequence of the small subunit rRNA gene is deposited as GenBank Accession No. AB679269)."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), green (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
