Scenedesmus pectinatus Meyen 1829

Publication Details
Scenedesmus pectinatus Meyen 1829: 775, pl XLIII [43]: figs 33-35

Published in: Meyen, F.J.F. (1829). Beobachtungen über einige niedere Algenformen. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae 14: 768-778, pl. XLIII [43].

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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 Pectinodesmus pectinatus (Meyen) E.Hegewald, M.Wolf, Al.Keller, Friedl & Krienitz.

Source of Synonymy
Hegewald, E., Wolf, M., Keller, A. Friedl, T. & Krienitz, L. (2010). ITS2 sequence-structure phylogeny in the Scenedesmaceae with special reference to Coelastrum (Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae), including the new genera Comasiella and Pectinodesmus. Phycologia 49(4): 325-335.

Type Information
Type locality: Germany, Potsdam: Havel R.; (INA 1996) Type: On Alcyonella stagnorum; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pectinate, with narrow close-set divisions like a comb (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 16 January 2007 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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