Amphimonas caudata Dujardin 1841
Publication Details
Amphimonas caudata Dujardin 1841: 293, pl. 7: fig. 1 (as 'caudatus')
Published in: Dujardin, F. (1841). Histoire naturelle des Zoophytes, Infusoires, comprenant la physiologie et la clasification de ces animaux et la manière de les étudier à l'aide du microscope. pp. i-xii, 1-684. Paris: Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret.
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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 Parabodo caudatus (Dujardin) D.Moreira, López-García & Vickerman.
Source of Synonymy
Moreira, D., López-García, P. & Vickerman, K. (2004). An updated view of kinetoplastid phylogeny using environmental sequences and a closer outgroup: proposal for a new classification of the class Kinetoplastea. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 54(5): 1861-1875, 4 figures.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 June 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
