Biundula Cavalier-Smith, 2016
Holotype species: Biundula sphagnophila Cavalier-Smith
Original publication and holotype designation: Cavalier-Smith, T.C., Chao, E.E. & Vickerman, K. (2016). New phagotrophic euglenoid species (new genus Decastava; Scytomonas saepesedens; Entosiphon oblongum), Hsp90 introns, and putative euglenoid Hsp90 pre-mRNA insertional editing. European Journal of Protistology 56: 147-170, 9 figures, 2 tables.
Request PDFDescription: Heterotrophic phagotrophic euglenoids with single emergent anterior cilium. Differ from Petalomonas in dorsal and ventral surfaces both having 2–8 smooth undulations when seen in TS, which in most species show mirror symmetry about their broad axis (Petalomonas is asymmetric about this axis, often trigonal in cross section). Unlike Petalomonas and Scytomonas, pellicle appears continuous without obvious sutures between discrete longitudinal strips.
Origin of description: this description is from the original publication; it may have been modified slightly. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-12-17 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: 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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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 May 2024
