Scenedesmus quadricauda var. opoliensis (P.G.Richter) West & G.S.West 1902
Publication Details
Scenedesmus quadricauda var. opoliensis (P.G.Richter) West & G.S.West 1902: 197
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1902). A contribution to the freshwater algae of Ceylon. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Botany, Series 2, 6: 123-215, pls 17-22.
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 opoliensis (P.G.Richter) E.Hegewald.
Basionym
Scenedesmus opoliensis P.G.Richter
Type Information
Type locality: Poland: near Oppein: stagnant waters between Boguschütz and Hönitz; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Phycotheca Universalis No 686: Schmula ; 1.ix.1894; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 August 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 03 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024