Phacus multifacies sp. nov., a new Euglenophyceae from the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil

ABSTRACT As a result of the taxonomic survey of the pigmented Euglenophyceae of Lago da Ponte, an artificial pond located at the Porto Alegre Botanical Garden, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil and samples gathered later on from this same water body, a new species of Phacus (Euglenophyceae, Phacaceae), P. multifacies Alves-da-Silva & C. Bicudo, sp. nov., is here described and proposed as new to science. Cell displacement turning ventrally one full turn round itself and also rotating around its longitudinal axis and the presence of a dorsal wing-like expansion next to the caudal process are the main diagnostic features of the new species. Physical and chemical information on the pond water is presented.

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Main Authors: Alves-da-Silva,Sandra Maria, Bicudo,Carlos Eduardo de Mattos
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais 2018
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2236-89062018000100143
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