Scenedesmus acuminatus (Lagerheim) Chodat 1902

Tetradesmus lagerheimii M.J.Wynne & Guiry

Current name: Tetradesmus lagerheimii M.J.Wynne & Guiry
Bainbridge Island, Washington state, USA: 1000x, DIC - 13 April 2013. Karl Bruun

Publication Details
Scenedesmus acuminatus (Lagerheim) Chodat 1902: 211

Published in: Chodat, R. (1902). Algues vertes de la Suisse. Pleurococcoïdes - Chroolépoïdes Beiträge Kryptogamenflora der Schweiz. Band I, Heft 3.. pp. i-xii, 1-373. Berne: Druck und Verlag von K-J. Wyss, Libraire-Éditeur.

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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 Tetradesmus lagerheimii M.J.Wynne & Guiry.

Basionym
Selenastrum acuminatum Lagerheim

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 10 December 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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