Scenedesmus insignis (W.& G.S.West) Chodat 1913

Publication Details
Scenedesmus insignis (W.& G.S.West) Chodat 1913: 69

Published in: Chodat, R. (1913). Monographies d'algues en culture pure. Materiaux pour la flore cryptogamique Suisse. Vol. 5, Fasc. 2 pp. i-xii, 1-266, 201 fig., 9 pls. Berne: K.J. Wyss.

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 insignis (West & G.S.West) E.Hegewald.

Basionym
Scenedesmus quadricauda var. insignis West & G.S.West

Type Information
Type locality: Madagascar; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), distinguished.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 28 November 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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