Scenedesmus nanus Chodat 1913
Publication Details
Scenedesmus nanus Chodat 1913: 61, figs 59-62, 66, 67
Published in: Chodat, R. (1913). Monographies d'algues en culture pure. Materiaux pour la flore cryptogamique Suisse. Vol. 5, Fasc. 2 pp. i-xii, 1-266, 201 fig., 9 pls. Berne: K.J. Wyss.
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 abundans (Kirchner) E.H.Hegewald.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwarf (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 08 May 2007 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 28 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 September 2023
