Higher Classification: > Kingdom Protozoa > Subkingdom Sarcomastigota > Phylum Choanozoa > Subphylum Choanofila > Class Choanoflagellatea > Order Acanthoecida > Family Acanthoecidae > Subfamily Acanthoecidae [Tectiform] > Genus Pleurasiga

Pleurasiga orculaeformis J.Schiller, 1925

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pleurasiga*	J.Schiller, 1925	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Schiller, J. (1926). Die planktonischen Vegetationen des Adriatischen Meeres. B. Chrysomonadina, Heterokontae, Cryptomonadina, Eugleninae, Volvocales. 1. Systematischer Teil. (Nach den Ergebnissen der österreichischen Adriaforschung in den Jahren 1911-1914. Archiv für Protistenkunde, 53: 59-123, 30 figures, plates 3-6.
basis of record	Brandt, S. (2001). Choanoflagellates, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 57-59
basis of record	Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD.
additional source	Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp.
additional source	Scott, F.J.; Marchant, H.J. (Ed.). (2005). Antarctic marine protists. Australian Biological Resources Study: Canberra. ISBN 0-642-56835-9. 563 pp.
additional source	Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD.

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Pleurasiga orculaeformis J.Schiller, 1925. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105599