Chilomonas paramaecium Ehrenberg 1831
Publication Details
Chilomonas paramaecium Ehrenberg 1831: 64
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1830). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Organisation der Infusorien und ihrer geographischen Verbreitung, besonders in Sibirien. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1830: 1-88, 8 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 1830
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Chilomonas.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cryptomonas paramaecium (Ehrenberg) Hoef-Emden & Melkonian.
Source of Synonymy
Hoef-Emden, K. & Melkonian, M. (2003). Revision of the genus Cryptomonas (Cryptophyceae): a combination of molecular phylogeny and morphology provides insights into a long-hidden dimorphism. Protist 154: 371-409, 34 figs, 4 tables.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Russia: "Petersburg, Sibirien"; Germany: Berlin; (INA 1996) Lectotype: see below (epitype) BHUPM; Ehrenberg's drawing sheet no. 255 ( in top left sheet, labelled "Petropoli") (Hoef-Emden & Melkonian 2003: 398) Notes: Epitype: Permanent slide taken from strain CCAC 0056 and deposited at CCAC, under the designation CRYP.E.007.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
