Euglena fusiformis H.J.Carter 1859

Lepocinclis fusiformis (H.J.Carter) Lemmermann

Current name: Lepocinclis fusiformis (H.J.Carter) Lemmermann
Poland, Mąkolno village, pond; 01 May 2019 - 17 May 2020. Bożena Zakryś (zakrys@biol.uw.edu.pl)

Publication Details
Euglena fusiformis H.J.Carter 1859: 17, pl. 1: figs. 15, 17

Published in: Carter, H.J. (1859). On fecundation in the two Volvoces, and their specific differences; on Eudorina, Spongilla, Astasia, Euglena and Cryptoglena. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 3 3(13): 1-20, 1 plate.

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Publication date: January 1859

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Euglena is Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lepocinclis fusiformis (H.J.Carter) Lemmermann.

Type Information
Type locality: Bremen, Germany; (Lukomska-Kowalczyk & al. 2019: 290) Notes: "Holotype: Carter 1859, pl. 1, figs. 15 and 17 Epitype: Figure 3l designated herein that supports the holotype (Carter 1859, pl. 1, figs. 15 and 17)" (Lukomska-Kowalczyk & al. 2019).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), fusiform; swollen at the middle and tapering to each end like a spindle; narrowly ellipsoid (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 June 2023

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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