Phacus pyrum var. ovatus Playfair 1921
Publication Details
Phacus pyrum var. ovatus Playfair 1921: 125, pl. 5: fig. 15
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1921). Australian freshwater flagellates. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 46: 99-146.
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 Monomorphina pyrum (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky.
Source of Synonymy
Kosmala, S., Milanowski, R., Brzóska, K., Pekala, M., Kwiatowski, J. & Zakrys, B. (2007). Phylogeny and systematics of the genus Monomorphina (Euglenaceae) based on morphological and molecular data. Journal of Phycology 43(1): 171-185.
Type Information
Type locality: Australia: New South Wales: Lismore; (INA 1996) Type: Playfair 142; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), pear (Brown 1946).
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 February 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
