Description
Genus Euglena
A genus of single-celled organisms found in fresh water . They contain the green pigment chlorophyll and can make food by photosynthesis. However, if deprived of sunlight many species of Euglena can utilize ready-made foods from their surroundings. All species have two long, whip-like flagella with which they propel themselves through the water. They are now usually classified as a phylum, Euglenophyta , of the kingdom Protoctista.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
()
- (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
- Protozoa
- Infrakingdom:
Excavata
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 2002
- Phylum:
Euglenozoa
()
- Class:
Euglenida
()
- W. Schoenichen, 1925
- Order:
Euglenales
()
- Family:
Euglenaceae
()
- Genus:
Euglena
()
- Specific descriptor:
acus
- Johnson
- Variety:
angularis
- Scientific name: - Euglena acus var. angularis Johnson
- Variety:
angularis
- Specific descriptor:
acus
- Johnson
- Genus:
Euglena
(
- Family:
Euglenaceae
(
- Order:
Euglenales
(
- Class:
Euglenida
(
- Phylum:
Euglenozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Excavata
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Taylor A..
Similar Species
Members of the genus Euglena
There are approximately 246 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
E. acauda · E. acus · E. acus var. angularis · E. acus var. detonii · E. acus var. gracilis · E. acus var. hyalina · E. acus var. longissima · E. acus var. major · E. acus var. minor · E. acus var. rigida · E. acutissima · E. acutissima var. hyalina · E. acutissima var. parva · E. adhaerens · E. agilis · E. alata · E. allorgei · E. amblyophis · E. americana · E. amphipyrenica · E. anabaena · E. anabaena var. minima · E. anabaena var. minor · E. anguillula · E. angusta · E. antefossa · E. archaeoplastidiata · E. archaeoviridis · E. aumuelleri · E. australica · E. australica var. claviformis · E. australica var. gibberosa · E. bacilliformis · E. bellovacensis · E. bichloris · E. bivittata · E. brevifilagellum · E. breviflagellum · E. bucharica · E. cantabrica · E. caudata · E. caudata var. minor · E. centralis · E. chadefaudii · E. charkoviensis · E. charkowiensis · E. chlamydophora · E. chlorophoenica · E. choretes · E. clara · E. clavata · E. communis · E. contabrica · E. convoluta · E. convoluta var. dimidiis · E. copula · E. crescentia · E. cuneata · E. deses · E. deses forma intermedia · E. deses forma klebsii · E. deses forma major · E. deses forma mesnili · E. deses var. gracilis · E. deses var. minuta · E. deses var. vermiformis · E. dicentra · E. ehrenbergi · E. ehrenbergii · E. elastica · E. elenkinii · E. elongata · E. ettlii · E. excavata · E. flava · E. fornicata · E. fronsundulata · E. fundoversata · E. fusca · E. fusca var. laticlavius · E. fusiformis · E. gasterosteus · E. gaumei · E. geniculata · E. geniculata var. terricola · E. gibbosa · E. gigas · E. gojdiscae · E. gracilis · E. gracilis forma hiemalis · E. gracilis forma longa · E. gracilis var. bacillaris · E. gracilis var. saccharophila · E. gracilis var. urophora · E. granulata · E. granulata var. polymorpha · E. grisoli · E. guttula · E. guttula var. elongata · E. haematodes
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Notes
Contributors
- AlgaeBase, 3.0, 2004.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Identifiers
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-56665
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13322960
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3494330
