Microglena butcheri J.H.Belcher 1966

Publication Details
Microglena butcheri J.H.Belcher 1966: 65, fig. 1

Published in: Belcher, J.H. (1966). Microglena butcheri nov. sp., a flagellate from the English Lake District. Hydrobiologia 27: 65-69.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Microglena is Microglena monadina Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 July 2021

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Taxonomic note
Taxonomic position uncertain. "The position of the genus is problematical and on the basis of electron microscope investigations (Coute´ and Preisig, 1981) it might belong perhaps to the Raphidophyta rather than to the Chrysophyta. This species is characterized by its thick periplast with small lenticular bodies. It has a single yellowish green chloroplast with an eyespot and a funnel-shaped, non-contractile reservoir behind which the large nucleus is located. Recorded from the English Lake District (Belcher, 1966c) and also known from Switzerland." (Kristiansen & Preisig 2011). - (15 January 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025