Euglena clavata Skuja 1948

Publication Details
Euglena clavata Skuja 1948: 189, 190, pl. XXII [22]: figs 2-5

Published in: Skuja, H. (1948). Taxonomie des Phytoplanktons einiger Seen in Uppland, Schweden. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 9(3): 1-399, 39 pls.

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 Euglenaria clavata (Skuja) Karnkowska & E.W.Linton.

Type Information
Type locality: Sweden: Uppland: Sabysjon; Valloxen; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype: fig. 4 in pl. XXII in Skuja (1948): see below (epitype) (Bentley et al. 2012: 734) Notes: Epitype (Karnkowska-Ishikawa et al. 2012: 734, fig. 1, b and k): Permanently preserved material (cells in resin, for EM) from strain SAG 1224-32 deposited at the Herbarium of the Biology Faculty at the Univ. of Warsaw.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clavate (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 02 February 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024

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