Phacus acuminatus var. minor Kisselev 1931

Publication Details
Phacus acuminatus var. minor Kisselev 1931: 76, pl. 2: fig. 16

Published in: Kisselev, I.A. (1931). Opyt gidrobiologicheskoy kharakteristiki tipovykh vodoyemov Sredney Azii [Materials on the hydrobiological characteristics of some typical water basins of Central Asia]. Trudy Sredne-Aziatskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta Seriya XII-a. Geografiya 9: 1-85, 8 plates. [in Russian with German abstract]

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Publication date: 1931

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 Phacus parvulus G.A.Klebs.

Source of Synonymy
Starmach, K. (1983). Flora slodkowodna Polski [Freshwater flora of Poland]. Volume 3. Euglenophyta - Eugleniny. pp. [1]-594. Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. [in Polish]

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 27 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 09 October 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Often cited as a forma. - (04 March 2022) - M.D. Guiry

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2025

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