Euglena longicauda Ehrenberg 1830
Current name:
Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin
Alcohol preserved. Collected by Luca Marazzi, Okavango Delta, Botswana - 20 March 2011. C.F.Carter (chris.Carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Euglena longicauda Ehrenberg 1830: 83
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 Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin.
Type Information
Type locality: Berlin; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype: drawing 550a image (Ecdraw 550) from Ehrenberg's Collection : Fig. 3d ; see below (epitype) (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al. 2015: 1151) Notes: Representative DNA sequence: GenBank KP944103. Representative locality: freshwater pond in Lazienki Park in Warsaw (52°12'47.8'N, 21°01'48.7"E).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), long-tail; noun in apposition.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
