Phacus longicauda subsp. insectus (Koczwara) Pochmann 1942

Publication Details
Phacus longicauda subsp. insectus (Koczwara) Pochmann 1942: 204

Published in: Pochmann, A. (1942). Synopsis der Gattung Phacus. Archiv für Protistenkunde 95: 81-252.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phacus is Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin.

Source of Synonymy
Lukomska-Kowalczyk, M., Karnkowska, A., Milanowski, R., Lach, L. & Zakryś, B. (2015). Delimiting species in the Phacus longicauda complex (Euglenida) through morphological and molecular analyses. Journal of Phycology 51(6): 1147-1157.

Basionym
Phacus pleuronectes var. insectus Koczwara

Type Information
Type locality: Poland: Dobrostany-teich; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), long-tail; noun in apposition.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 January 2016

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025