Discoplastis Triemer, 2006

Holotype species: Discoplastis spathirhyncha (Skuja) Triemer

Original publication and holotype designation: Triemer, R.E., Linton, E., Shin, W., Nudelman, A., Monfils, A., Bennett, M. & Brosnan, S. (2006). Phylogeny of the Euglenales based upon combined SSU and LSU rDNA sequence comparisons and description of Discoplastis gen. nov. (Euglenophyta). Journal of Phycology 42(3): 731-740, 2 figures, 1 table.

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Description: Cells free-living, solitary with one emergent flagellum when swimming; cells metabolic with flexible pellicle; numerous small discoid chloroplasts lacking pyrenoids. Emended diagnosis (Lukomska-Kowalczyk et al., 2001: 770, 772).

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-06-11 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Lukomska-Kowalczyk, M., Chaber, K., Fells, A., Milanowski, R. & Zakrys, B. (2021). Description of Flexiglena gen. nov. and new members of Discoplastis and Euglenaformis (Euglenida). Journal of Phycology 57(3): 766-779.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 December 2024

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