Euglena viridis var. purpurea Playfair 1921
Publication Details
Euglena viridis var. purpurea Playfair 1921: 117
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1921). Australian freshwater flagellates. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 46(1): 99-146, 3 figures, 9 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 27 April 1921
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 Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Kosmala, S., Karnkowska-Ishikawa, A., Milanowski, R., Kwiatowski, J. & Zakrys, B. (2009). Phylogeny and systematics of Euglena (Euglenaceae) species with axial, stellate chloroplasts based on morphological and molecular data - new taxa, emended diagnoses, and epitypifications. Journal of Phycology 45(2): 464-481, 2 figs, 4 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: New South Wales; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), green (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 April 2025
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2025
