Trachelomonas volvocina Ehrenberg
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Protozoa
Subkingdom Biciliata
Infrakingdom Excavata
Phylum Euglenozoa
Class Euglenophyceae
Order Euglenales
Family Euglenaceae
Genus Trachelomonas
Publication details
Trachelomonas volvocina Ehrenberg 1833
Type species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Trachelomonas.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Trachelomonas volvocina Ehrenberg)
Europe: Britain (Wolowski 2002), Romania (Caraus 2002), Spain (Álvarez Cobelas 1982, Aboal 1990, Zafra & Aboal 2004), Turkey (Europe) (Ersanli & Gönülol 2006).
North America: Alabama (Wolowski & Walne 2007), Kentucky (Wolowski & Walne 2007), Mississippi (Wolowski & Walne 2007), North Carolina (Wolowski & Walne 2007), Tennessee (Wolowski & Walne 2007).
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire (Da et al., 2009).
South-west Asia: Iran (Afsharzadeh et al. 2003), Turkey (Asia) (Soylu & Gonulol 2006).
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), South Australia (Day et al. 1995), Tasmania (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
Brosnan, S., Brown, J.P., Farmer, M.A. & Triemer, R.E. (2005). Morphological separation of the euglenoid genera Trachelomonas and Strombomonas (Euglenophyta) based on lorica development and posterior strip reduction . Journal of Phycology 41: 590-605.
Da, K.P., Mascarell, G. & Couté, A. (2009). Étude au microscope électronique à balayage du genre Trachelomonas (Euglenophyta) dans le Sud-Est de la Côte d’Ivoire (Afrique de l’Ouest). Cryptogamie, Algologie 30(1): 31-90.
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.
Milanowski, R., Kosmala, S., Zakrys, B. & Kwiatowski, J. (2006). Phylogeny of photosynthetic euglenophytes based on combined chloroplast and cytoplasmic SSU rDNA sequence analysis. Journal of Phycology 42: 721-730.
Triemer, R.E., Linton, E., Shin, W., Nudelman, A., Monfils, A., Bennett, M. & Brosnan, S. (2006). Phylogeny of the Euglenales based upon combined SSU and rDNA sequence comparisons and description of Discoplastis gen. nov. (Euglenophyta). Journal of Phycology 42: 731-740.
Wolowski, K. & Walne, P.L. (2007). Strombomonas and Trachelomonas species (Euglenophyta) from south-eastern USA. European Journal of Phycology 42(4): 409-431.
UTEX Cultures
UTEX Culture LB 1327 Trachelomonas volvocina
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CCAP Cultures
CCAP Strain Number 1283/4B Trachelomonas volvocina Ehrenberg
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NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 29 April 2009 by Wendy Guiry
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