Epistylis virgaria J.F.Weisse 1845
Publication Details
Epistylis virgaria J.F.Weisse 1845: 141, pl. II [2]: figs 10, 11
Published in: Weisse, J.F. (1845). Beschreibung einiger neuer Infusiorien welche in stehenden Wässern bei St. Petersburg vorkommen. Bulletin de la Classe physico-mathématique de l'Académie impériale des sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg. 4: 138-144, 2 pls.
Publication date: "6 mai 1843"
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dendromonas virgaria (J.F.Weisse) F.Stein.
Source of Synonymy
Stein, F. von (1878). Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen forschungen in systematischere Reihenfolge bearbeitet. III. Abtheilung. Die Naturgeschichte der Flagellaten oder Geisselinfusorien. I. Hälfte, Den noch nicht abgeschlossenen allgemeinen Theil nebst erklärung: Der sämmtlichen Abbildungen enthaltend. pp. i-x, 1-154, pls I-XXIV. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Type Information
Type locality: Russia: Katherinenhof, St. Petersburg; (INA 1996)in pond on roots of Lemna polyrhiza; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 February 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 January 2025