Scenedesmus aldavei E.Hegewald 1978
Publication Details
Scenedesmus aldavei E.Hegewald 1978: 309, figs. 1-5
Published in: Hegewald, E. & Schnepf, E. (1978). Investigations on the lakes of Peru and their phytoplankton 3. Three new taxa of Scenedesmus from tropical Peru. Algological Studies/Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement Volumes 20/51: 308-317, 26 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFPublication date: "Juli 1978"
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 cuneatus (Skabichevskij) E.Hegewald.
Source of Synonymy
Johnson, J.L., Fawley, M.W. & Fawley, K.P. (2007). The diversity of Scenedesmus and Desmodesmus (Chlorophyceae) in Itasca State Park, Minnesota, USA. Phycologia 46(2): 214-229, 40 figures, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: "Peru, Rio Nanay near Iquitos."; (Hegewald & Schnepf 1978: 311) Holotype: GSF; preserved material of type strain from 2.2.1977 Notes: Iconoptype: Fig. 2. Type strain: HEGEWALD 1973/248.
Eponomy
Named for "Prof. Dr. ALDAVE, Ficoteca del Universidad Trujillo, Peru, a prominent algologist with whom we cooperated in the excursions, the collection, isolation and determination of Peruvian algae."
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 April 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2024
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Nomenclatural note
"Iconotypus: Fig. 2 - (22 January 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 June 2025
