Scenedesmus hystrix f. armatus (Chodat) Volk 1906
Publication Details
Scenedesmus hystrix f. armatus (Chodat) Volk 1906
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Scenedesmus is Scenedesmus obtusus Meyen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmodesmus armatus (Chodat) E.H.Hegewald.
Basionym
Scenedesmus hystrix var. armatus Chodat
Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland: Champex; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), porpucine-like, bristly or spiny (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 May 2018 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 May 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024