Phacus
Sign in to savePhacus is a genus of unicellular euglenoids, of the phylum Euglenozoa (also known as Euglenophyta), characterized by its flat, leaf-shaped structure, and rigid cytoskeleton known as a pellicle. These eukaryotes are mostly green in colour, and have a single flagellum that extends the length of their body. They are morphologically very flat, rigid, leaf-shaped, and contain many small discoid chloroplasts.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Phacus is referenced by 90 other articles, and connects out to Stephanopogon, monophyly and Euglenoidea.
It sits within the topics Euglenozoa, Euglenozoa genera and Freshwater algae.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomProtozoa
- PhylumEuglenozoa
- ClassEuglenoidea
- OrderEuglenida
- FamilyPhacidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded21,274
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 23
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Phacidae
- Collections
- CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, US, IPA/SP, NHMUK, UTEX, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Brasil, Australia, United Kingdom
Gallery (2)
Available in 11 languages
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