Floristic and Taxonomic Accounts of the Genus Euglena (Euglenophyceae) from Korean Fresh Waters

Abstract

This paper contains descriptions, illustrations and key to identify 22 taxa of the genus Euglena collected from 58 sites of Korean fresh waters. Of these, 12 taxa are recorded for the first time in the euglenoid flora of Korea: E. archaeoplastidiata, E. caudata, E. granulata, E. oblonga, E. obtusa, E. deses var deses, E. deses var. intermedia, E. ehrenbergii var. baculifera, E. limnophila, E. texta, E. truncata, and E. variabilis. Most of the members are cosmopolitan, whereas E. archaeoplastidiata, E, ehrenbergii var. baculifera, E. truncata, and E. variabilis are the rare taxa in the world flora of euglenoids.