Phacus tortus (Lemmermann) Skvortzov
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Protozoa
Subkingdom Biciliata
Infrakingdom Excavata
Phylum Euglenozoa
Class Euglenophyceae
Order Euglenales
Family Euglenaceae
Genus Phacus
Publication details
Phacus tortus (Lemmermann) Skvortzov 1928
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
Phacus longicauda var. tortus Lemmermann
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), twisted (Stearn 1973).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Phacus longicauda var. tortus Lemmermann 1976
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Phacus tortus (Lemmermann) Skvortzov)
Europe: Britain (Wolowski 2002), Romania (Caraus 2002), Spain (Alvárez Cobelas 1984, Zafra & Aboal 2004).
Caribbean Islands: Cuba (Comas González 2008).
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), Tasmania (Day et al. 1995), Victoria (Day et al. 1995).
(as Phacus longicauda var. tortus Lemmermann)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002).
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
No sequences have been found on the NCBI site.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 22 May 2007 by Wendy Guiry
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