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.
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 alatus G.A.Klebs.
Basionym
Euglena triquetra Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: bei Berlin; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: 14 April 1832; zwischen Lemna minor ; (Index Nominum Algarum) 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: 06 February 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024