Scenedesmus platydiscus (G.M.Smith) Chodat 1926
Publication Details
Scenedesmus platydiscus (G.M.Smith) Chodat 1926: 175
Published in: Chodat, R. (1926). Scenedesmus. Étude de génétique de systématique expérimentale et d'hydrobiologie. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Hydrologie 3: 71-258.
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 Comasiella arcuata var. platydisca (G.M.Smith) E.Hegewald & M.Wolf.
Basionym
Scenedesmus arcuatus var. platydiscus G.M.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: [Wisconsin?] USA; (Smith 1916: 251)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024