Phacus pyrum var. rudiculus Playfair 1921
Publication Details
Phacus pyrum var. rudiculus Playfair 1921: 125, pl. 5: fig. 17 (as 'rudicula')
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1921). Australian freshwater flagellates. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 46(1): 99-146, 3 figures, 9 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 27 April 1921
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 Monomorphina pyrum (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky.
Source of Synonymy
Kosmala, S., Milanowski, R., Brzóska, K., Pekala, M., Kwiatowski, J. & Zakrys, B. (2007). Phylogeny and systematics of the genus Monomorphina (Euglenaceae) based on morphological and molecular data. Journal of Phycology 43(1): 171-185.
Type Information
Type locality: Australia: New South Wales: Lismore; (INA 1996) Type: Playfair 241, 258, 260, 285, 286; (INA 1996) Notes: See Monomorphina soropyrum Kim, Triemer & Shin; lectotype: fig. 2l (designated by Kim et al. 2013: 89).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), pear (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 April 2025
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Nomenclatural note
According to Kim et al. (2013: 89), Phacus pyrum var. rudicola 1921: 125, 126, pl. 5: fig. 17 is the basionym of Monomorphina soropyrum Kim, Triemer & Shin 2013, which is clearly in error. - (26 April 2013) - G.M. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
