Scenedesmus arthrodesmiformis Schröder 1920

Publication Details
Scenedesmus arthrodesmiformis Schröder 1920: 134, fig. 6

Published in: Schröder, B. (1920). Schwebepflanzen aus dem Saabor-See und aus dem größeren Seen bei Liegnitz. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 38(3): 122-135, 3 text-figs.

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 arthrodesmiformis (Schröder) S.S.An, Friedl & E.Hegewald.

Source of Synonymy
An, S.S., Friedl, T. & Hegewald, E. (1999). Phylogenetic relationships of Scenedesmus and Scenedesmus-like coccoid green algae as inferred from IT-2 rDNA sequence comparisons. Plant Biology 1: 418-428, 23 figures, 1 table.

Type Information
Type locality: Poland: Silesia: Lake Koischwitzer near Liegnitz [Legnica]; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 October 2024

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Taxonomic note
John et al. (2002: 390) cite this as a current species but Fawley et al. (2011: 35) cite Desmodesmus arthrodesmiformis (Schroder) E. Hegewald [INA: D. arthrodesmiformis (Schroder) S.S. An, T. Friedl & E. Hegewald]. - (21 March 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025