Scenedesmus quadricauda var. microspina (Chodat) Philipose, nom. inval. 1967

Publication Details
Scenedesmus quadricauda var. microspina (Chodat) Philipose, nom. inval. 1967: 269

Published in: Philipose, M.T. (1967). Chlorococcales. pp. i-ix, 1-365. New Delhi: Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

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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 microspina (Chodat) P.M.Tsarenko.

Source of Synonymy
Ettl, H. & Gärtner, G. (1995). Syllabus der Boden-, Luft- und Flechtenalgen. pp. i-vii, 1-721. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer.

Basionym
Scenedesmus microspina Chodat

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 28 April 2004 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 27 September 2017

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Nomenclatural note
"Technically invalid" (INA), probably becasue of an indirect reference to the basionym. - (18 October 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025

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