Phacus, roundish, short tail
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Phacus, another genus in the fascinating class of Euglenophyceae. Phacus is a quite large group with almost 200 species (AlgaeBase) offering some challengies for the identifier. In PVIK this group will be divided into many smaller groups.
This group includes the roundish species that have a tail, and the tail is clearly shorter than the body. The following species are in this group:
- P. acuminatus
- P. alatus
- P. anacoelus
- P. ankylonoton
- P. anomalus
- P. applanatus
- P. arnoldii
- P. caudatus
- P. curvicauda
- P. gigas
- P. hamatus
- P. hamelii
- P. manginii
- P. minutus
- P. orbicularis
- P. paraorbicularis
- P. pleuronectes
- P. segretii
- P. tenuis
- P. triqueter