Scenedesmus caudatus var. abundans (Kirchner) Wolle 1887

Desmodesmus abundans (Kirchner) E.H.Hegewald

Current name: Desmodesmus abundans (Kirchner) E.H.Hegewald
prox. National Botanic Garden of Wales. Collected by David John. - 17 March 2012. C.F.Carter (Chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Scenedesmus caudatus var. abundans (Kirchner) Wolle 1887

Published in: Wolle, F. (1887). Fresh-water Algae of the United States; (exclusive of the Diatomaceae) complemental to Desmids of the United States ... One hundred and fifty-one plates ... including nine additional plates of desmids. pp. 1-364, Atlas, 157 pls [Vol. II]. Bethlehem, PA: The Comenius Press.

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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 Desmodesmus abundans (Kirchner) E.H.Hegewald.

Basionym
Scenedesmus caudatus f. abundans Kirchner

Type Information
Type locality: Silesia; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 10 May 2018 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 May 2018

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

 
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