Scenedesmus acutus var. dimorphus (Turpin) Rabenhorst
Current name:
Tetradesmus dimorphus (Turpin) M.J.Wynne
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; garden watering can, 1000x, DIC - 05 July 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Scenedesmus acutus var. dimorphus (Turpin) Rabenhorst
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 dimorphus (Turpin) M.J.Wynne.
Basionym
Achnanthes dimorpha Turpin
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), acute, pointed; i.e. narrowing gradually and making an angle of less than 90° (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 13 January 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
