Phacus gigas A.M.Cunha 1913

Publication Details
Phacus gigas A.M.Cunha 1913: 110, pl. 10: fig. 3

Published in: Cunha, A.M. (1913). Contribuição para o conhecimento da fauna de protozoarios do Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 5(2): 101-122, plates 9-10.

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Publication date: 1913

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phacus is Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Brazil: Manguinhos (Rio de Janeiro); (INA 1996) Holotype: Cunha 1913, pl. 10, fig. 3: Fig. 4j (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al., 2020) (epitype) (Lukomska-Kowalczyk & al. 2020: 1146) Notes: GenBank MN149572. Representative locality: Freshwater, Oracze, farm pond (53°52'36.6"N, 22°20'41.2"E).

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), A giant (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Description
Emended diagnosis (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al., 2020: 1146).

Created: 27 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 26 November 2022

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024

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