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.
Request PDFType 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.
Source of Synonymy
Hegewald, E., Wolf, M., Keller, A. Friedl, T. & Krienitz, L. (2010). ITS2 sequence-structure phylogeny in the Scenedesmaceae with special reference to Coelastrum (Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae), including the new genera Comasiella and Pectinodesmus. Phycologia 49(4): 325-335.
Type Information
Type locality: [Wisconsin?] USA; (Smith 1916: 251)
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), curved, like a bow (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 August 2021
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Nomenclatural note
No type locality. - (25 August 2021) - M.D. Guiry
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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 23 May 2025
