Phacus triquetrus (Ehrenberg) Dujardin 1841
Publication Details
Phacus triquetrus (Ehrenberg) Dujardin 1841: 338 (as 'triquetra')
Published in: Dujardin, F. (1841). Histoire naturelle des Zoophytes, Infusoires, comprenant la physiologie et la clasification de ces animaux et la manière de les étudier à l'aide du microscope. pp. i-xii, 1-684. Paris: Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret.
Request PDFType 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.
Basionym
Euglena triquetra Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: bei Berlin; (INA 1996) Type: 14 April 1832; zwischen Lemna minor ; (INA 1996) Notes: GenBank AJ532485 (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al., 2020).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), having three acute angles.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 July 2025
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Taxonomic note
The form Phacus triqueter described in Stein (1878: pl. 19, figs. 55-57) represents a different species, Phacus alatus (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al., 2020: 1150). - (23 August 2024) - Luka Sato
Distributional note
"Yet to be found in Poland" (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al., 2020: 1154). - (21 December 2020) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 July 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025
