Astasia haematodes Ehrenberg 1830
Publication Details
Astasia haematodes Ehrenberg 1830: 508
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1830). Neue Beobachtungen über blutartige Erscheinungen in Aegypten, Arabien und Sibirien, nebst einer Uebersicht und Kritik der früher bekannten. Annalen der Physik und Chemie, Ser. 2 8: 477-514.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Astasia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Euglena sanguinea Ehrenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Lemmermann, E. (1908). Algen I (Schizophyceen, Flagellaten, Peridineen). Kryptogamenflora der Mark Brandenburg und angrenzender Gebiete 3(3): 305-496, 15 plates.
Type Information
Type locality: Siberia: zwischen Barnaul und dem Koliwanschen See; (INA 1996) Notes: Sibirische Steppe.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 September 2022
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Taxonomic note
According to Silva (1980: 65), Dujardin cited the lectotype of Astasia Ehrenberg (A. haematodes Ehrenberg) as a synonym of Euglena sanguinea Ehrenberg. - (25 March 2013) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
