Scenedesmus obtusus var. apiculatus (West & G.S.West) P.M.Tsarenko 2000
Current name:
Scenedesmus obtusus var. apiculatus (West & G.S.West) P.M.Tsarenko
Kelly Hall Tarn, Cumbria, UK. - 27 October 2009. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Scenedesmus obtusus var. apiculatus (West & G.S.West) P.M.Tsarenko 2000: 199
Published in: Tsarenko, P. (2000). Chlorococcales. In: Wasser, S.P. & Tsarenko, P. Diversity of algae in Ukraine. Algologia 10(4): 1-309.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Scenedesmus is Scenedesmus obtusus Meyen.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Scenedesmus alternans var. apiculatus West & G.S.West
Type Information
England: Hampshire: New Forest.;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 March 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 February 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
