Phacus pygmaeus V.Conforti, nom. illeg.
Publication details
Phacus pygmaeus V.Conforti 1995: 12, pl. III: fig. 23, nom. illeg.
Published in: Conforti, V. (1995 '1994'). Study of the Euglenophyta from Camaleão Lake (Manaus - Brazil). III. Euglena Ehr., Lepocinclis Perty, Phacus Duj. Revue d'Hydrobiolgie Tropicale 27(1): 3-21, 10 pls.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phacus is Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
Illegtimate: priority for Phacus pygmaeus Pochmann, 1942. - (9 Mar 2014) - M.D. Guiry
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Created: 09 March 2014 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 09 March 2014 by M.D. Guiry
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Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019.
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