Scenedesmus caudatus var. abundans (Kirchner) Wolle 1887
Current name:
Desmodesmus abundans (Kirchner) E.H.Hegewald
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 1000x, DIC - 13 April 2013. Karl Bruun
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.
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 25 April 2024