Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin 1841

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
Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin 1841: 337, pl. 5: fig. 6

Published in: Dujardin, F. (1841). Histoire naturelle des Zoophytes, Infusoires, comprenant la physiologie et la clasification de ces animaux et la manière de les étudier à l'aide du microscope. pp. i-xii, 1-684. Paris: Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Phacus.

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

Basionym
Euglena longicauda Ehrenberg

Type Information
Type locality: Berlin; (INA 1996) 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.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Description
Amended diagnosis (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al, 2015: 1151).

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 March 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 July 2025