Phacus pyrum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Protozoa
Subkingdom Biciliata
Infrakingdom Excavata
Phylum Euglenozoa
Class Euglenophyceae
Order Euglenales
Family Euglenaceae
Genus Phacus
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 400x, DIC. 26 Apr 2008. Karl Bruun. © Karl Bruun.
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 400x, DIC. 26 Apr 2008. Karl Bruun. © Karl Bruun.
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 1000x, DIC. 26 Apr 2008. Karl Bruun. © Karl Bruun.
Phacus pyrum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 400x, DIC
Publication details
Phacus pyrum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein 1878: 3
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phacus is Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Euglena pyrum G.A.Klebs
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Euglena pyrum G.A.Klebs
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Euglena pyrum G.A.Klebs)
Australia and New Zealand: Victoria (Day et al. 1995).
(as Phacus pyrum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein)
Europe: Britain (Wolowski 2002), Romania (Caraus 2002), Spain (Álvarez Cobelas 1982, Alvárez Cobelas 1984).
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), Queensland (Day et al. 1995), Victoria (Day et al. 1995).
Pacific Islands: Hawaiian Islands (Sherwood 2004).
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.
UTEX Cultures
UTEX Culture LB 2354 Phacus pyrum
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CCAP Cultures
CCAP Strain Number 1261/4B Phacus pyrum (Ehrenberg) F. Stein
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NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 21 May 2007 by Wendy Guiry
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