Phacus acuminatus var. granulatus (Y.V.Roll) Huber-Pestalozzi 1955

Publication Details
Phacus acuminatus var. granulatus (Y.V.Roll) Huber-Pestalozzi 1955: 195 (as 'var. granulata')

Published in: Huber-Pestalozzi, G. (1955). Das Phytoplankton des Süsswassers. Systematik und biologie. 4. Teil. Euglenophyceen. In: Die Binnengewässer...Band 16, 4. Teil. (Thienemann, A. Eds), pp. [i]-ix, 1-606. Stuttgart: E.Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Nägele u. Obermiller).

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 pleuronectes (O.F.Müller) Nitzsch ex Dujardin.

Basionym
Phacus granulatus Y.V.Roll

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 27 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 24 August 2024

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Taxonomic note
According to Kosmala et al. (2007: 1077), P. acuminata var. granulata (Roll) Pochmann, 1942: 144, fig. 32 l, m is a synonym of P. pleuronectes O.F. Müller) Dujard., 1841: 336, pl. 5, fig. 5a, b - (10 March 2008) - G.M. Guiry

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025