Phacus longicauda var. insectus Koczwara 1915

Publication Details
Phacus longicauda var. insectus Koczwara 1915: 261, fig. 1 (as 'insecta')

Published in: Koczwara, M. (1915). Fitoplankton stawów dobrostanskich. Kosmos 40(7-12): 231-275, 1 figure, 1 plate.

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Publication date: 1915

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.

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

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

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 16 October 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 03 November 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Koczw. 1915 (1916) (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al., 2015). - (25 January 2016) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 July 2025