Scenedesmus hystrix var. armatus Chodat 1902
Publication Details
Scenedesmus hystrix var. armatus Chodat 1902: 215, fig. 140
Published in: Chodat, R. (1902). Algues vertes de la Suisse. Pleurococcoïdes - Chroolépoïdes Beiträge Kryptogamenflora der Schweiz. Band I, Heft 3.. pp. i-xii, 1-373. Berne: Druck und Verlag von K-J. Wyss, Libraire-Éditeur.
Request PDFType 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 armatus (Chodat) E.H.Hegewald.
Source of Synonymy
Hegewald, E.[H.] (2000). New combinations in the genus Desmodesmus (Chlorophyceae, Scenedesmaceae). Algological Studies 96: 1-18.
Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland: Champex; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), porpucine-like, bristly or spiny (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 July 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
