Desmodesmus quadricaudata (Turpin) Hegewald 2000

Publication Details
Desmodesmus quadricaudata (Turpin) Hegewald 2000

Published in: Hegewald, E.[H.] (2000). New combinations in the genus Desmodesmus (Chlorophyceae, Scenedesmaceae). Algological Studies 96: 1-18.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Desmodesmus is Scenedesmus quadricauda Chodat.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Scenedesmus quadricauda (Turpin) Brébisson.

Basionym
Achnanthes quadricauda Turpin

Type Information
Hab.les eaux douces te pures, parmi les Conferves; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 January 2007 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 January 2023

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Nomenclatural note
E.Hegewald (e-mail, 22 November 2013) points out that he has never proposed this combination; the name has been used in the literature from time to time, but is probably invalid. - (22 November 2013) - M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025