Euglena torta Stokes 1885
Publication Details
Euglena torta Stokes 1885: 19, fig. 1
Published in: Stokes, A.C. (1885). Some apparently undescribed Infusoria from fresh water. American Naturalist 19: 18-27, 8 figs.
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 torta (A.Stokes) Zakryś & Chaber.
Type Information
Type locality: Western New York (among Utricularia in shallow ponds); (Index Nominum Algarum) Holotype: Stokes 1885, fig. 1: Epitype: fig. 3h (epitype) (Chaber & al. 2022: 115) Notes: DNA sequences: GenBank MW730899, MW730856, MW748172.
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), twisted (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Emended diagnosis (Zakrys & Chaber in Chaber et al., 2022: 115).
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 March 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
