Phylum: Euglenophyta   Family: Phacaceae

Phacus elegans A. Pochmann 1942

First described and illustrated by Pochmann (1942: 199, fig. 107). John, et al. (2011: 208) describe it as rare. Found in moorland pools and bogs.

References: 
John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. (2011 second edition). The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles.
Pochmann, A. (1942). Synopsis der Gattung Phacus.