Phacus pulcherrimus (Conrad) Pochmann 1942
Publication Details
Phacus pulcherrimus (Conrad) Pochmann 1942: 244, fig. 170
Published in: Pochmann, A. (1942). Synopsis der Gattung Phacus. Archiv für Protistenkunde 95: 81-252.
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.
Basionym
Phacus pyrum f. pulcherrimum Conrad
Type Information
Type locality: Belgium: Antwerp (Heyst-op-den- Berg); (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very beautiful.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 20 September 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
