Euglenamorpha Wenrich, 1924
Holotype species: Euglenamorpha hegneri Wenrich
Original publication and holotype designation: Wenrich, D.H. (1924). Studies on Euglenamorpha hegneri n. g., n. sp., a Euglenoid Flagellate Found in Tadpoles. Biological Bulletin (Woods Hole) 47(3): 149-175, 1 table, 4 plates.
Request PDFDescription: Green, cigar-shaped, 10-50 µm, non-rigid cells, with active euglenoid movement, 3-6 identical flagella, all emergent, all with a flagellar swelling opposite the single small eyespot, a unique situation suggesting proliferation of the Euglena-type locomotory flagellum.
Information contributed by: G.F. Leedale & M.D. Guiry. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2022-11-27 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Cavalier-Smith, T. (2016). Higher classification and phylogeny of Euglenozoa. European Journal of Protistology 56: 250–276, 2 figs.
Comments: Endozoic, occurring in the digestive tract of Rana tadpoles, recorded in 58% of tadpoles examined in Pennsylvania, USA and in the rectum of Rana tadpoles in Bangladesh (Khondker & Almujaddade Alfasane in Ahmed 2009: 262). Phototrophic and not phagotrophic, the cells have numerous discoid chloroplasts; however, a colorless form with 4-6 flagella was also recorded, though this may relate to Hegneria. Genus included by Hollande (1952) but omitted by Huber-Pestalozzi (1955); included by Leedale (1967) and Bourrelly (1970).
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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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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
