Euglena hispidula Eichwald 1847

Publication Details
Euglena hispidula Eichwald 1847: 303, pl. VIII [8]: fig. 5

Published in: Eichwald, K.E. (1847). Erster Nachtrag zur Infusorienkunde Russlands. Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou 20(2): 285-366.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Euglena is Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lepocinclis hispidula (Eichwald) Daday.

Type Information
Type locality: [Russia?] stehendes Wasser von Kaugern (w. of Riga); (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: "Holotype: Eichwald 1847, pl. 8, fig. 5. Epitype: Figure 3u designated herein that supports the holotype (Eichwald 1847, pl. 8, fig. 5)." (Lukomska-Kowalczyk & al. 2019). The type locality is "Russia, Moscow district" according to the latter authors.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), somewhat bristly.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Description
Emended diagnosis (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al., 2019: 291).

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 June 2020

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024

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