Desmodesmus maximus var. peruviensis (E.Hegewald) E.Hegewald 2000
Publication Details
Desmodesmus maximus var. peruviensis (E.Hegewald) E.Hegewald 2000: 14
Published in: Hegewald, E.[H.] (2000). New combinations in the genus Desmodesmus (Chlorophyceae, Scenedesmaceae). Algological Studies 96: 1-18.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Desmodesmus is Scenedesmus quadricauda (Turpin) Brébisson.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Scenedesmus maximus var. peruviensis E.Hegewald
Type Information
Type locality: "Peru, Lake Quistococha near Iquitos."; (Hegewald & Schnepf 1978: 316) Holotype: GSF, Abt. Algenforschung, Dortmund; (Hegewald & Schnepf 1978: 316) Notes: Iconotype: Fig. 21; type strain: Hegewald 1973/274.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), largest.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 July 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 May 2024