Monas lens O.F.Müller 1773
Publication Details
Monas lens O.F.Müller 1773: 26
Published in: Müller, O.F. (1773). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. Vol. 1 pp. [1-33], 1-135. Copenhagen & Leipzig: Apud Heineck et Faber, typis M. Hallager.
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 Kamera lens (O.F.Müller) D.J.Patterson & Zölffel.
Source of Synonymy
Patterson, D.J. & Larsen, J. (1991). The biology of free-living heterotrophic flagellates. Vol. 45 pp. i-xiii, [1]-505. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a lentil; a lens (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 April 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
