Phacus ovum (Ehrenberg) Klebs 1883

Publication Details
Phacus ovum (Ehrenberg) Klebs 1883: 314

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.

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lepocinclis ovum (Ehrenberg) Lemmermann.

Basionym
Euglena ovum Ehrenberg

Type Information
Type locality: Berlin, Germany; (Ehrenberg 1840: 200) Notes: Lectotype: Ehrenberg, unpublished drawing no. 551, dated April 1840 (B). Epitype: in Culture Collection of Algae at Univ. of Cologne Strain AICB 278 (CCAC 0099) permanently preserved (cells in resin for electron microscopy) (Marin et al. 2003: 103). Not correctly designated by Marin et al. (2003: 103) and further designated by Bozen & al. (2020: 1), who also designated an epitype [Figure 3a in Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al. (2019)], a representative DNA sequence: GenBank AF110419, and a representative strain, SAG 1244-8. The epitype locality is freshwater, cattle pond near Talty Lake, Mazurian Lake District, Poland.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 June 2020

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 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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