Lepocinclis salina F.E.Fritsch 1914

Publication Details
Lepocinclis salina F.E.Fritsch 1914: 352, fig. 3 A, B, E

Published in: Fritsch, F.E. (1914). Notes on British flagellates. I-IV. New Phytologist 13: 341-352.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lepocinclis is Lepocinclis globulus Perty.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phacus salinus (F.E.Fritsch) E.W.Linton & Karnkowska.

Source of Synonymy
Linton, E.W., Karnkowska-Ishikawa, A., Kim, J.I., Shin, W., Bennett, M., Kwiatowski, J., Zakrys, B. & Triemer, R.E. (2010). Reconstructing euglenoid evolutionary relationships using three genes: nuclear SSU and LSU, and chloroplast 16S rDNA sequences and the description of Euglenaria gen. nov. (Euglenophyta). Protist 161: 603-19.

Type Information
Type locality: England: Essex: near Stanford-le-Hope; (INA 1996) Notes: GenBank EU624028 (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al., 2020: 1149). Pools in salt-marshes.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), saline (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Description
Emended diagnosis (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al., 2020: 1149).

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 December 2020

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Habitat note
Lakes and ponds; reported as indicator of moderately to strongly polluted water (Valadez et al. 2010, citing various authors). - (04 January 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 June 2025

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