Gyromastix limax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Thaumatomonadida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Chromista Subregnum: Harosa Infraregnum: Rhizaria Phylum: Cercozoa Subphylum: Filosa Superclassis: Ventrifilosa Classis: Imbricatea Ordo: Thaumatomonadida

Familia: Gyromastigidae
Genus: Gyromastix
Species: G. limax

Name

Gyromastix limax Doweld, Zootaxa 5072: 399 (2021)

Holotype: (iconotype) pl. 1–3 in Swale & Belcher, (1975).

Synonyms

• Gyromitus limax Swale & J.H.Belcher, Arch. Protistenk. 117: 20–21 (1975), nom. inval. (no holotype designation).
• Peregrinia limax (Swale & J.H.Belcher) Caval.-Sm. [in A.T.Howe & al.] Protist 162: 350 (2011), comb. inval.

References

• Doweld, A.B. 2021. Gyromastix, a new name for Peregrinia Cavalier-Smith, 2011 (Protista: Thaumatomonada) non Peregrinia E.I.Vorobyeva & O.A.Lebedev, 1986 (Pisces: Osteolepididae). Zootaxa 5072(4): 399–400. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5072.4.8 . Reference page. 
• Howe, A.T., Bass, D., Scoble, J.M., Lewis, R., Vickerman, K., Arndt, H. & Cavalier-Smith, T. 2011. Novel cultured protists identify deep-branching environmental DNA clades of Cercozoa: new genera Tremula, Micrometopion, Minimassisteria, Nudifila, Peregrinia. Protist 162(2): 332–372. DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2010.10.002 Reference page. 
• Swale, E.M.F. & Belcher, J.H. 1975. Gyromitus limax nov. sp., free-living colourless flagellate. Archiv für Protistenkunde 117: 20–26. Reference page. 

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