Higher Classification: > Kingdom Protozoa > Subkingdom Eozoa > Infrakingdom Euglenozoa > Phylum Euglenozoa > Subphylum Euglenoida > Infraphylum Dipilida > Class Euglenophyceae > Subclass Euglenophycidae > Order Euglenales > Family Euglenaceae > Subfamily Euglenoideae

Euglena Ehrenberg, 1830

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Euglena allorgei Deflandre, 1925
Euglena deses (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg, 1834
Euglena geniculata Dujardin, 1841
Euglena hemichromata Skuja, 1948
Euglena texta (Dujardin) Hübner, 1886
Euglena variabilis G.A.Klebs, 1883
Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg, 1830

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: euglenas sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

German: Augentierchen sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

Japanese: ユーグレナ属

Literature

basis of record	Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp.
additional source	Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD.
additional source	Silva, P.C. (1960). Remarks on algal nomenclature III. Taxon. 9: 18-25.

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Euglena Ehrenberg, 1830. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:8012