Scenedesmus maximus var. peruviensis E.Hegewald 1978

Publication Details
Scenedesmus maximus var. peruviensis E.Hegewald 1978: 316, figs 18-26

Published in: Hegewald, E. & Schnepf, E. (1978). Investigations on the lakes of Peru and their phytoplankton 3. Three new taxa of Scenedesmus from tropical Peru. Algological Studies/Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement Volumes 20/51: 308-317, 26 figs, 1 table.

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Publication date: "Juli 1978"

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 maximus var. peruviensis (E.Hegewald) E.Hegewald.

Type Information
Type locality: "Peru, Lake Quistococha near Iquitos."; (Hegewald & Schnepf 1978: 316) Holotype: GSF, Abt. Algenforschung, Dortmund; (Hegewald & Schnepf 1978: 316) Notes: Iconotype: Fig. 21; type strain: Hegewald 1973/274.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), largest.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 January 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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