Some interesting colourless euglenophytes found in Southern Poland

Abstract

This study present 9 species of colourless euglenoid flagellates found in a small peat bog in Budzyń, a village north-west of Cracow, which belongs to the Małopolska Upland (Southern Poland). This threatened peat bog is covered with rubble brought from neighbouring Cracow. Only ca 30% of its area is relatively little influenced by human activity. Many of the present species are rarely and infrequently reported from nature. Three species, including Rhabdomonas incurva Fresenius, Entosiphon obliąuum Klebs, E. ovatum Stokes, and one variety Menoidium pellucidum Perty var. gracile (Playfair) Popova have been recorded for the first time from Poland. Three species Astasia dangeardii Lemmermann var. dangeardii, Rhabdomonas costata (Korsikov) Pringsheim and Entosiphon sulcatum (Dujardin) Stein var. sulcatum Stein are new for the flora of Cracow-Częstochowa Upland. The remaining taxa: Menoidium pellucidum Perty var. pellucidum and M. tortuosum (Stokes) Senn var. tortuosum are very rarely recorded from Poland. For each species illustrations, taxonomic information and biogeographical data are given.

Keywords

• Euglenophyta
• Astasia
• Menoidium
• Rhabdomonas
• Entosiphon
• taxonomy
• peat bog