Scenedesmus bernardii G.M.Smith 1916

Publication Details
Scenedesmus bernardii G.M.Smith 1916: 436; pl. XXV [25]: fig. 6; pl. XXXII [32]: fig. 196-208

Published in: Smith, G.M. (1916). A monograph of the algal genus Scenedesmus based upon pure culture studies. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters 18: 422-530.

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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 Tetradesmus bernardii (G.M.Smith) M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. & Hallan, J.K. (2016 '2015'). Reinstatement of Tetradesmus G. M. Smith (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyta). Feddes Repertorium 126: 83-86.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 November 2018

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Nomenclatural note
New name for "S. obliquus forma magnus Bernard, 1908, p. 182, Fig. 420 (not Fig. 421)." - (25 July 2018) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 March 2025

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