Calkinsia J.Lackey, 1960: 105
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Protozoa
Phylum Euglenophyta
Class Euglenophyceae
Order Euglenales
Family Euglenaceae (1)
Holotype species: Calkinsia aureus J.Lackey
Taxonomic status: currently recognized as a distinct genus.
Description: Elongated, ovoid, grooved flagellate, 40-50 - 10-15 µm, with 2 flagella emergent, heterodynamic, the longer directed anteriorly, the shorter curving posteriorly; osmotrophic, facultatively anaerobic; no chloroplasts but cell gold-colored. Insufficient characters to separate from Sphenomonas and probably a species of that genus. Marine; benthic.
NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
Numbers of names and species: There is only one species or infraspecific name in the database at present, which has been flagged as currently accepted taxonomically.
Names: ('C' indicates a name that is currently accepted taxonomically; 'S' a homotypic or heterotypic synonym; 'U' indicates a name of uncertain taxonomic status, but which has been subjected to some verification nomenclaturally; 'P' indicates a preliminary AlgaeBase entry that has not been subjected to any kind of verification. For more information on a species click on it to activate a link to the Species database):
Calkinsia aureus J.Lackey C - type
Contributors
Some of the descriptions included in AlgaeBase were originally from the unpublished Encyclopedia of Algal Genera,
organised in the 1990s by Dr Bruce Parker on behalf of the Phycological Society of America (PSA)
and intended to be published in CD format.
These AlgaeBase descriptions are now being continually updated, and each current contributor is identified above.
The PSA and AlgaeBase warmly acknowledge the generosity of all past and present contributors and particularly the work of Dr Parker.
Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=47498
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:77597
