Euglena stellata Mainx 1926
Publication Details
Euglena stellata Mainx 1926: 159, fig. D, a
Published in: Mainx, F. (1926). Einige neue vertreter der gattung Euglena Ehrbg. Archiv für Protistenkunde 54: 150-160.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Euglena is Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Dortfteich in der Umgebung von Hirschberg, Bohmen" (modern Doksy, Czech Republic); (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype: fig. Da in Mainx, d, c: Fig. 1p (epitype) (Kosmala et al. 2009: 474) Notes: Lectotype designated in Kosmala et al. (2009: 474). Epitype: permanently preserved material from strain SAG 1224-14, deposited at the herbarium of the Biology faculty at Warsaw University.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), stellate, with narrow divisions radiating from the center like the rays of a star (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Emend. Zakrys & Kosmala (Kosmala et al. 2009: 474).
Created: 25 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 21 September 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
