Scenedesmus rotundatus H.C.Wood 1873
Publication Details
Scenedesmus rotundatus H.C.Wood 1873: 91; pl. XI, fig. 3
Published in: Wood, H.C. (1873 '1872'). A contribution to the history of the fresh-water algae of North America. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 19(241): i-vii, 1-262.
Request PDFPublication date: January 1873 [TL-2]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Scenedesmus is Scenedesmus obtusus Meyen.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
USA: near Philadelphia.;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), almost circular, with length breadth ratio of about 6 to 5 (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 May 2020 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 30 May 2020
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024
