Postgaardia Fenschel, C.Bernard, Esteban, B.J.Findlay, P.J.Hansen & Iversen, 1995
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Protozoa
Phylum Euglenophyta
Class Euglenophyceae
Order Euglenophyceae incertae sedis
Family Euglenophyceae incertae sedis
Holotype species: Postgaardia mariagerensis Fenschel, C.Bernard, Esteban, B.J.Findlay, P.J.Hansen & Iversen
Taxonomic status: currently recognized as a distinct genus.
Comments: The type species does not possess a pellicle and thus may not be an Euglenoid. The name should probably be corrected under the Botanical Code to "Postgaardia" but this does not appear to have been done.
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):
Postgaardia mariagerensis Fenschel, C.Bernard, Esteban, B.J.Findlay, P.J.Hansen & Iversen C - type
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=47578
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:98732
