Monas atomus O.F.Müller 1786
Publication Details
Monas atomus O.F.Müller 1786: 2, pl. 1: figs. 2-3
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.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Monas is Monas termo O.F.Müller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polytoma uva (O.F.Müller) Perty.
Source of Synonymy
Ehrenberg, C.G. (1831). Zoologica II. Animalia evertebrata exclusis insecta. Phytozoa. In: Symbolae physicae, seu, Icones et descriptiones corporum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum: quae ex itineribus per Libyam Aegyptum Nubiam Dongalam Syriam Arabiam et Habessiniam. (Hemprich, P.C. & Ehrenberg, C.G. Eds) Vol. 4(1), pp. [67], 6 plates. Berlin: Officina Academica.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a small particle.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 September 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 August 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
