Scenedesmus arcuatus var. platydiscus G.M.Smith 1916

Publication Details
Scenedesmus arcuatus var. platydiscus G.M.Smith 1916: 451, pl. XXX [30]: figs 101-105 (as 'platydisca')

Published in: Smith, G.M. (1916). A monograph of the algal genus Scenedesmus based upon pure culture studies. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters 18: 422-530.

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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 Comasiella arcuata var. platydisca (G.M.Smith) E.Hegewald & M.Wolf.

Type Information
Type locality: [Wisconsin?] USA; (Smith 1916: 251)

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), curved, like a bow (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 August 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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