Euglena deses f. mesnilii (Deflandre & Dusi) E.G.Pringsheim 1963

Publication Details
Euglena deses f. mesnilii (Deflandre & Dusi) E.G.Pringsheim 1963: 193 (as 'mesnili')

Published in: Pringsheim, E.G. (1963). Farblose Algen. Ein Beitrag zur Evolutionshorschung. pp. i-xi, 1-471, 80 text-figs. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer Verlag.

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 deses (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg.

Source of Synonymy
Jurán, J. (2017). The checklist of photosynthetic euglenoids (order Euglenales) of the Czech Republic: ecology, taxonomy, distribution. Phytotaxa 317(1): 1-16.

Basionym
Euglena mesnilii Deflandre & Dusi

Type Information
Type locality: Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 31 January 2022

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Taxonomic note
According to Karnkowska-Ishikawa et al. (2011: 658), E. deses fo. mesnili E.G. Pringsheim 1956: 118, fig. 37b is a synonym of E. dieses. INA cites a different authority viz. E. deses f. mesnili (Deflandre & Dusi) E. Pringheim 1963: 193 (E. mesnili Deflandre & Dusi 1935: 12, figs 1-3). - (26 July 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025