Khawkinea T.L.Jahn & W.R.McKibben, 1937

Holotype species: Khawkinea hallii T.L.Jahn & W.R.McKibben

Original publication and holotype designation: Jahn, T.L. & McKibben, W.R. (1937). A colorless euglenoid flagellate, Khawkinea halli n. gen., n. sp. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 56(1): 48-54.

Precise date of publication: January 1937

Description: Colorless cells that would be placed in the genus Astasia except for possession of an eyespot and flagellar swelling (presumed photoreceptor), indicating derivation from the green genus Euglena by loss of chloroplasts. Freshwater or parasitic in freshwater flatworms, copepods and annelids; widespread. Colorless cells that would be placed in the genus Astasia except for possession of an eyespot and flagellar swelling (presumed photoreceptor), indicating derivation from the green genus Euglena by loss of chloroplasts. Freshwater or parasitic in freshwater flatworms, copepods and annelids; widespread.

Information contributed by: G.F. Leedale. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2017-12-30 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Cavalier-Smith, T. (2016). Higher classification and phylogeny of Euglenozoa. European Journal of Protistology 56: 250–276, 2 figs.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024