Cryptoglena pigra Ehrenberg
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Protozoa
Subkingdom Biciliata
Infrakingdom Excavata
Phylum Euglenozoa
Class Euglenophyceae
Order Euglenales
Family Euglenaceae
Genus Cryptoglena
Publication details
Cryptoglena pigra Ehrenberg 1838
Type species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Cryptoglena.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Cryptoglena pigra Ehrenberg)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002).
Nomenclatural notes
Kosmala et al. (2007: 180) cite the following dates: 1831: 150. 1832; 1833: 290, pl. VII, fig. 2. 1835. - (23 Oct 2007) - Diane Littler
Source of synonymy
Starmach, K. (1983). Euglenophyta - Eugleniny. Vol. 3 pp. 594. Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe.
Key references
Kosmala, S., Milanowski, R., Brzoska, K., Pekala, M., Kwiatowski, J. & Zakrys, B. (2007). Phylogeny and systematics of the genus Monomorphina (Euglenaceae) based on morphological and molecular data. Journal of Phycology 43: 171-185.
Milanowski, R., Kosmala, S., Zakrys, B. & Kwiatowski, J. (2006). Phylogeny of photosynthetic euglenophytes based on combined chloroplast and cytoplasmic SSU rDNA sequence analysis. Journal of Phycology 42: 721-730.
Triemer, R.E., Linton, E., Shin, W., Nudelman, A., Monfils, A., Bennett, M. & Brosnan, S. (2006). Phylogeny of the Euglenales based upon combined SSU and rDNA sequence comparisons and description of Discoplastis gen. nov. (Euglenophyta). Journal of Phycology 42: 731-740.
CCAP Cultures
CCAP Strain Number 1212/1 Cryptoglena pigra Ehrenberg
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NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
Created: 17 December 2002 by Andy Taylor
Verified by: 23 October 2007 by Wendy Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 288 times since it was created.
References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Owens, K.J., Farmer, M.A. & Triemer, R.E. (1988). The flagellar apparatus and resevoir/canal cytoskeleton of Cryptoglena pigra (Euglenophyceae). Journal of Phycology 24: 520-528.
Rosowski, J.R. & Lee, K.W. (1978). Cryptoglena pigra: a euglenoid with one chloroplast. Journal of Phycology 14: 160-166.
