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 name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Heterotypic 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.
SAG Cultures
No records have been found on the SAG site.
NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 21 May 2007 by Wendy Guiry
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