Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg
Publication details
Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg 1830: 39
Original publication: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1830). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Organisation der Infusorien und ihrer
geographischen Verbreitung, besonders in Sibirien. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1830: 1-88, pls I-VIII.
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Type species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Euglena.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Cercaria viridis O.F.Müller
Type information
Epitype locality: Rutgers University campus, New Jersey (40º27'36" N, 74º27'58" W) [type locality of lectotype not known] (Shin & Triemer: 770). Epitype: isolated by Woongghi Shin; small freshwater pond. MSH Shin NJ001 (Shin & Triemer: 770, fig. 3). Notes: Lectotype: Fig. 10 in Animalcula infusoria fluviatilia et marina; pl. XIX, 1786. Epitype: Lyophilized sample of E. viridis NJ001 isolated by Woongghi Shin, deposited at MSC (Shin NJ001). Kosmala et al. (2009: fig. 1, n and o) also provide illustrations of epitype. Culture from which epitype is described is deposited in the American Type Culture Collection as number (SHIN NJ001 ATCC PRA-110).
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), green (Stearn 1973).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cercaria viridis O.F.Müller 1786
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Euglena viridis var. mucosa Lemmermann 1910
Euglena viridis var. purpurea Playfair 1921
Euglena viridis var. lefevrei M.Chadefaud 1937
Euglena viridis f. salina Popowa 1947
Euglena viridis var. halophila E.G.Pringsheim 1953
Euglena viridis var. maritima E.G.Pringsheim 1953
Euglena archaeoviridis B.Zakrys & P.L.Walne 1994
General environment
This is a Marine species.
Description
Emend. Zakrys & Kosmala (Kosmala et al. 2009: 471, 473).
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg)
Europe: Britain (Wolowski 2002, Whitton et al. 2003), France (Anon. 2012), Romania (Caraus 2002, Caraus 2012), Spain (Alvárez Cobelas 1984).
North America: New Jersey (Shin & Triemer).
South America: Argentina (Rodriguez et al. 2006), Brazil (Alves-da-Silva & Menezes 2010).
Africa: Sierra Leone (Alfinito 2011).
South-west Asia: Israel (Stupina et al. 2000).
Asia: China (Hu & Wei 2006).
Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day et al. 1995), Northern Territory (Day et al. 1995), Queensland (Day et al. 1995).
(as Euglena viridis var. purpurea Playfair)
Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day et al. 1995).
(as Euglena viridis f. salina Popowa)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002).
Taxonomic notes
Day et al. (1995: 232) record this species as being a synonym of Euglena texta.
According to Shin et al. (2004), this is a cryptic species as currently described. - (19 Nov 2008) - Wendy Guiry
Key references
Bennett, M.S., Wiegart, K.E. & Triemer, R.E. (2012). Comparative chloroplast genomics between Euglena viridis and Euglena gracilis (Euglenophyta). Phycologia 51(6): 711-718.
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.
Kim, J.I., Shin, W. & Triemer, R.E. (2010). Multigene analyses of photosynthetic euglenoids and new family, Phacaceae (Euglenales). Journal of Phycology 46(6): 1278-1287.
Kosmala, S., Karnkowska-Ishikawa, A., Milanowski, R., Kwiatowski, J. & Zakrys, B. (2009). Phylogeny and systematics of Euglena (Euglenaceae) species with axial, stellate chloroplasts based on morphological and molecular data - new taxa, emended diagnoses, and epitypifications. Journal of Phycology 45(2): 464-481, 2 figs, 4 tables.
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.
Nudelman, M.A., Rossi, M.S., Conforti, V. & Triemer, R.E. (2003). Phylogeny of Euglenophyceae based on small subunit rDNA sequences: taxonomic implications. Journal of Phycology 39: 226-235.
Shin, W. & Triemer, R.E. (2004). Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Euglena (Euglenophyceae) with particular reference to the type species
Starmach, K. (1983). Euglenophyta - Eugleniny. Vol. 3 pp. 594. Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe.
Throndsen, J. (1996). The planktonic marine flagellates. In: Identifying marine phytoplankton. (Tomas, C.R. Eds), pp. 591-730. San Diego: Academic Press.
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 85 Euglena viridis
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CCAP Cultures
CCAP Strain Number 1224/17A Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg
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SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Euglena&species=viridis
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Euglena&Species=viridis
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 07 January 2013 by Wendy 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.)
Bennett, M.S., Wiegart, K.E. & Triemer, R.E. (2012). Comparative chloroplast genomics between Euglena viridis and Euglena gracilis (Euglenophyta). Phycologia 51(6): 711-718.
Osborne, B.A. & Raven, J.A. (1986). Growth light level and photon absorption by cells of Chlamydomonas rheinhardii, Dunaliella tertiolecta (Chlorophyceae, Volvocales), Scenedesmus obliquus (Chlorophyceae, Chlorococcales) and Euglena viridis (Euglenophyceae, Euglenales). British Phycological Journal 21: 303-313.
Shin, W. & Triemer, R.E. (2004). Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Euglena (Euglenophyceae) with particular reference to the type species
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