Scenedesmus obtusus Meyen 1829
Publication Details
Scenedesmus obtusus Meyen 1829: 775, pl. XLIII [43]: figs 30, 31
Published in: Meyen, F.J.F. (1829). Beobachtungen über einige niedere Algenformen. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae 14: 768-778, pl. XLIII [43].
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Scenedesmus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: near Potsdam, Havel; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: on Alcyonella stagnorum; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 January 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2023
