Euglenopsis G.A.Klebs, 1892

Holotype species: Euglenopsis vorax G.A.Klebs

Original publication and holotype designation: Klebs, G.A. (1892). Flagellatenstudien. Theil II. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 55(3): 352-445, plates 17-18.

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Description: Small, colorless, Astasia-like cells, but phagotrophic; no special ingestion organelle but cells contain bacteria and small coccoid algae in food vacuoles. Placed in Astasia by Bourrelly (1970) and Astasia subgenus Phytophaga by Christen (1962b), it seems useful to retain this genus for all phagotrophic Astasia spp.; included in Huber-Pestalozzi (1955) and Starmach (1983). Widespread in eutrophic lakes in Europe, Africa, Russia and USA. Small, colorless, Astasia-like cells, but phagotrophic; no special ingestion organelle but cells contain bacteria and small coccoid algae in food vacuoles. Placed in Astasia by Bourrelly (1970) and Astasia subgenus Phytophaga by Christen (1962b), it seems useful to retain this genus for all phagotrophic Astasia spp.; included in Huber-Pestalozzi (1955) and Starmach (1983). Widespread in eutrophic lakes in Europe, Africa, Russia and USA.

Information contributed by: G.F. Leedale. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2021-03-18 by M.D. Guiry.

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

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Kostygov, A.Y., Karnkowska, A., Votýpka, J., Tashyreva, D., Maciszewski, K., Yurchenko, V. & Lukeš, J. (2021). Euglenozoa: taxonomy, diversity and ecology, symbioses and viruses. Open Biology 11(200407): 1-47.

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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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