Scenedesmus quadricauda var. maximus West & G.S.West 1895

Publication Details
Scenedesmus quadricauda var. maximus West & G.S.West 1895: 83, pl. 5: figs 9, 10 (as 'maximum')

Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1895). A contribution to our knowledge of the freshwater algae of Madagascar. Transactions of the Linnean Society of Botany, London 5: 41-90, pls 5-9.

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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 Desmodesmus maximus (West & G.S.West) Hegewald.

Type Information
Type locality: Madagascar; (Index Nominum Algarum)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 18 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 11 November 2019

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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