Phacus hispidulus (Eichwald) Klebs 1883
Current name:
Lepocinclis hispidula (Eichwald) Daday
Panther Lake Road, Washington, USA; road side ditch, 400x, DIC - 31 August 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Phacus hispidulus (Eichwald) Klebs 1883: 315
Published in: Klebs, G. (1883). Über die Organisation einiger Flagellatengruppen und ihre Beziehungen zu Algen und Infusorien. Untersuchungen aus dem Botanischen Institut zu Tübingen 1: 233-362, pls II, III.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phacus is Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lepocinclis hispidula (Eichwald) Daday.
Basionym
Euglena hispidula Eichwald
Type Information
Type locality: [Russia?] stehendes Wasser von Kaugern (w. of Riga); (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: "Holotype: Eichwald 1847, pl. 8, fig. 5. Epitype: Figure 3u designated herein that supports the holotype (Eichwald 1847, pl. 8, fig. 5)." (Lukomska-Kowalczyk & al. 2019). The type locality is "Russia, Moscow district" according to the latter authors.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), somewhat bristly.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 June 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024