Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Protozoa
Subkingdom Biciliata
Infrakingdom Excavata
Phylum Euglenozoa
Class Euglenophyceae
Order Euglenales
Family Euglenaceae
Genus Phacus
Publication details
Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin 1841: 337
Type species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Phacus.
Status of name
This is regarded as a current name.
Synonym(s)
Euglena longicauda Ehrenberg
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin)
Europe: Britain (Wolowski 2002), Romania (Caraus 2002), Spain (Álvarez Cobelas 1982), Turkey (Europe) (Ersanli & Gönülol 2006).
South-west Asia: Pakistan (Tariq-Ali et al. 2005).
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), 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.
Tariq-Ali, S., Masud-ul-Hasan & Shameel, M. (2005). Taxonomic study of the genus Phacus Dujardin (Euglenophyta) from Lahore and Sialkot districts of Pakistan. Int. J. Phycol. Phycochem. 1(2): 173-176.
NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
As of 2 June 2009, nucleotide sequence data are available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Genbank for 3 samples identified as Phacus longicauda.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 21 May 2007 by Wendy Guiry
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