Euglena pisciformis Klebs 1883
Publication Details
Euglena pisciformis Klebs 1883: 302, pl. 3: fig. 12
Published in: Klebs, G. (1883). Über die Organisation einiger Flagellatengruppen und ihre Beziehungen zu Algen und Infusorien. Untersuchungen aus dem Botanischen Institut zu Tübingen 1: 233-362, pls II, III.
Request PDFType 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 Euglena agilis H.J.Carter.
Source of Synonymy
Jurán, J. (2017). The checklist of photosynthetic euglenoids (order Euglenales) of the Czech Republic: ecology, taxonomy, distribution. Phytotaxa 317(1): 1-16.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 February 2022
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Taxonomic note
Day et al. (1995: 231) Record this species as a synonym of Euglena australica var. claviformis. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 June 2025
