Euglena ovum Ehrenberg 1840
Current name:
Lepocinclis ovum (Ehrenberg) Lemmermann
Poland, cattle pond near Tałty Lake; 13 May 2018 - 16 May 2020. Bożena Zakryś (zakrys@biol.uw.edu.pl)
Publication Details
Euglena ovum Ehrenberg 1840: 200
Published in: Ehrenberg, [C.G.] (1840). [Characteristik von 274 neuen Arten von Infusorien]. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1840: 197-219.
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 ovum (Ehrenberg) Lemmermann.
Type Information
Type locality: Berlin, Germany; (Ehrenberg 1840: 200) Notes: Lectotype: Ehrenberg, unpublished drawing no. 551, dated April 1840 (B). Epitype: in Culture Collection of Algae at Univ. of Cologne Strain AICB 278 (CCAC 0099) permanently preserved (cells in resin for electron microscopy) (Marin et al. 2003: 103). Not correctly designated by Marin et al. (2003: 103) and further designated by Bozen & al. (2020: 1), who also designated an epitype [Figure 3a in Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al. (2019)], a representative DNA sequence: GenBank AF110419, and a representative strain, SAG 1244-8. The epitype locality is freshwater, cattle pond near Talty Lake, Mazurian Lake District, Poland.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Emended diagnosis (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al., 2019: 291, 292).
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 March 2022
Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.
Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=43132
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024