Scenedesmus tropicus W.B.Crow 1923
Publication Details
Scenedesmus tropicus W.B.Crow 1923: 166, fig. 2
Published in: Crow, W.B. (1923). Freshwater plankton algae from Ceylon [concluded]. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 61(726): 164-171.
Request PDFPublication date: "June 1923"
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 tropicus (W.B.Crow) E.Hegewald.
Type Information
Type locality: Sri Lanka: Tank Andankulam, 4 mi. from Trincomalie; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: F.E. Fritsch; 2.x.1903; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
