Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Division Chlorophyta > Subdivision Chlorophytina > Class Chlorophyceae > Order Sphaeropleales > Family Scenedesmaceae > Subfamily Scenedesmoideae

Scenedesmus Meyen, 1829

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Scenedesmus apiculatus (West & G.S.West) Chodat, 1926
Scenedesmus arcuatus (Lemmermann) Lemmermann, 1899
Scenedesmus bijugus (Turpin) Lagerheim, 1893
Scenedesmus caudato-aculeolatus Chodat, 1926
Scenedesmus caudatus Corda, 1835
Scenedesmus ecornis (Ehrenberg) Chodat, 1926
Scenedesmus ellipticus Corda, 1835
Scenedesmus obtusus Meyen, 1829
Scenedesmus parvus (G.M.Smith) Bourrelly, 1952

Literature

basis of record

TMAP - Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Program database

additional source

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD.

ecology source

Matsunaga, T.; Matsumoto, M.; Maeda, Y.; Sugiyama, H.; Sato, R.; Tanaka, T. (2009). Characterization of marine microalga, Scenedesmus sp. strain JPCC GA0024 toward biofuel production. Biotechnology Letters. 31(9): 1367-1372.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

WoRMS (2025). Scenedesmus Meyen, 1829. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160602

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2012-06-08 by Michael D. Guiry

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