Desmodesmus brasiliensis (Bohlin) E.Hegewald 2000
Current name:
Desmodesmus brasiliensis (Bohlin) E.Hegewald
Pitsford Water, Northamptonshire, UK - 25 August 2015. C.F.Carter (chris.carter at 6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Desmodesmus brasiliensis (Bohlin) E.Hegewald 2000: 7
Published in: Hegewald, E.[H.] (2000). New combinations in the genus Desmodesmus (Chlorophyceae, Scenedesmaceae). Algological Studies 96: 1-18.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Desmodesmus is Scenedesmus quadricauda (Turpin) Brébisson.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Scenedesmus brasiliensis Bohlin
Type Information
Type locality: Paraguay: Colonia Risso near Rio Apa: Brazil: Matto Grosso: Cuyabá and Corumbá
; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or from Brazil (Dawes & Mathieson 2008).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 January 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
