Trachelomonas abrupta var. obesa (Playfair) Deflandre 1926

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Protozoa
Subkingdom Eozoa
Infrakingdom Euglenozoa
Phylum Euglenophyta
Subphylum Euglenoida
Infraphylum Dipilida
Superclass Spirocuta
Class Euglenophyceae
Subclass Euglenophycidae
Order Euglenales
Family Euglenaceae
Subfamily Colacioideae
Genus Trachelomonas

Publication details
Trachelomonas abrupta var. obesa (Playfair) Deflandre 1926: 695

Published in: Deflandre, G. (1926). Monographie du genre Trachelomonas Ehr. Revue Générale de Botanique 38: 358-380, 449-469, 518-528, 580-592, 646-658, 687-706, 8 figures, 7 graphics, plates 15-29.
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Publication date: December 1926

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Trachelomonas is Trachelomonas volvocina (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Trachelomonas australis var. obesa Playfair

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), abrupt (Stearn 1983).

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Trachelomonas australis var. obesa Playfair 1915

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Trachelomonas australis var. obesa Playfair)
Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day & al. 1995).

(as Trachelomonas abrupta var. obesa (Playfair) Deflandre)
Europe: Ukraine (Barinova & al. 2019).

S. America: Argentina (Tell 1985, Conforti, Ohirko & Gómez 2009), Brazil (Alves-da-Silva & Menezes 2010, Araujo & Bicudo 2018).

South-west Asia: India (Gupta 2012).

Asia: Russia (Far East) (Medvedeva & Nikulina 2014).

Key references
Araujo, G.J.M. & Bicudo, C.E.M. (2018). Flora ficológica do Estado de São Paulo. Vol. 6. Euglenophyceae. pp. [i]-viii, [1]-203, plus 306 figs. São Paulo: TRiMa: FAPESP.

Popova, T.G. (1966). Flora plantarum cryptogamarum URSS. Vol VIII. Euglenophyta. Fasc. 1 Gen. Trachelomonas, Strombomonas, Eutreptia, Euglena. pp. [1]-410 [-412]. Mosqua & Leningrad: Uzdatek'stvo "NAUKA".

Starmach, K. (1983). Flora slodkowodna Polski [Freshwater flora of Poland]. Volume 3. Euglenophyta - Eugleniny. pp. [1]-594. Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. [in Polish]

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