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Scenedesmus dimorphus

Chlorophyceae - Scenedesmaceae

Taxonomy
Scenedesmus dimorphus was named by Kutzing (1834). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. bijuga

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Scenedesmus dimorphus Kutzing

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
familyScenedesmaceaeOltmanns 1904
genusScenedesmusMeyen 1829
speciesdimorphusKutzing 1834

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Scenedesmus dimorphus Kutzing 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-10-23 02:26:17
Modified: 2007-10-23 04:26:17
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available