Euglena mutabilis Schmitz
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Protozoa
Subkingdom Biciliata
Infrakingdom Excavata
Phylum Euglenozoa
Class Euglenophyceae
Order Euglenales
Family Euglenaceae
Genus Euglena
Publication details
Euglena mutabilis Schmitz 1884: 37
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Euglena is Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), variable.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Euglena mutabilis Schmitz)
Europe: Britain (Wolowski 2002), Czech Republic (Gross, Oesterhelt, Tischendorf & Lederer 2002), Romania (Caraus 2002), Spain (Alvárez Cobelas 1984, Aboal 1990).
Asia: China (Hu & Wei 2006).
Australia and New Zealand: Victoria (Day et al. 1995).
Source of synonymy
Starmach, K. (1983). Euglenophyta - Eugleniny. Vol. 3 pp. 594. Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe.
Key references
Hu, H. & Wei, Y. (2006). The freshwater algae of China. Systematics, taxonomy and ecology. pp. [4 pls of 16 figs], [i-iv], i-xv, 1-1023. China: www.sciencep.com.
Milanowski, R., Kosmala, S., Zakrys, B. & Kwiatowski, J. (2006). Phylogeny of photosynthetic euglenophytes based on combined chloroplast and cytoplasmic SSU rDNA sequence analysis. Journal of Phycology 42: 721-730.
Triemer, R.E., Linton, E., Shin, W., Nudelman, A., Monfils, A., Bennett, M. & Brosnan, S. (2006). Phylogeny of the Euglenales based upon combined SSU and rDNA sequence comparisons and description of Discoplastis gen. nov. (Euglenophyta). Journal of Phycology 42: 731-740.
UTEX Cultures
UTEX Culture 2650 Euglena mutabilis
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CCAP Cultures
CCAP Strain Number 1224/9A Euglena mutabilis Schmitz
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NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 13 February 2007 by M.D. Guiry
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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Hosiaisluoma, V. (1975). On the ecology of Euglena mutabilis on peat bogs in Finland. Ann. Bot. Fen. 12: 35-36.
Olaveson, M.M. & Stokes, P.M. (1989). Responses of the acidophilic alga Euglena mutabilis (Euglenophyceae) to carbon enrichment at pH 3. Journal of Phycology 25: 529-239, 5 figs, 4 tables.
Pentecost, A. (1981). The distribution of Euglena mutabilis in a Sphagnum bog. British Phycological Journal 16: 139.
