Phacus brachykentron Pochmann 1942
Publication Details
Phacus brachykentron Pochmann 1942: 145, fig. 33
Published in: Pochmann, A. (1942). Synopsis der Gattung Phacus. Archiv für Protistenkunde 95: 81-252.
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 acuminatus A.Stokes.
Source of Synonymy
Lukomska-Kowalczyk, M., Fells, A., Chaber, K., Milanowski, R. & Zakrys, B. (2020). Taxon-rich phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Phacus (Euglenida) based on morphological and molecular data. Journal of Phycology 56(5): 1135-1156.
Type Information
Type locality: Teichen bei Prag; Tschopelteich bei Hirschberg (Sudetenland); aus Polen; von der Rauhen Wiese bei Bohmenkirch, Schwarzwald; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 February 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 July 2025
