Scenedesmus bijugus var. alternans (Reinsch) Borge 1906
Publication Details
Scenedesmus bijugus var. alternans (Reinsch) Borge 1906: 57
Published in: Borge, O. (1906). Beiträge zur Algenflora von Schweden. Arkiv für Botanik 6: 1-88.
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 Scenedesmus obtusus Meyen.
Source of Synonymy
John, D.M. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2002). Order Chlorococcales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 327-409. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Basionym
Scenedesmus alternans Reinsch
Type Information
Germany: Regnitz River near Erlangen.;
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 May 2017
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Nomenclatural note
INA: "Attributed to Hansgirg, but he had it as S. bijugatus var. alternans." - (24 June 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025
