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Scenedesmus
Sign in to saveScenedesmus is a genus of green algae, in the class Chlorophyceae. They are colonial and non-motile. They are one of the most common components of phytoplankton in freshwater habitats worldwide.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumChlorophyta
- ClassChlorophyceae
- OrderSphaeropleales
- FamilyScenedesmaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 213
- With media
- 123
- Family
- Scenedesmaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, US, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, NY, CIIDIR-IPN
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, China, Canada
Research
2,766 papers- Mechanistic insights into the potential application of Scenedesmus strains towards the elimination of antibiotics from wastewater.Bioresource technology · 2024
- Scenedesmus rubescens Heterotrophic Production Strategies for Added Value Biomass.Marine drugs · 2023
- Nitrogen uptake by Scenedesmus quadricauda and its responses over environmental factors.Marine pollution bulletin · 2024
- Scenedesmus sp. strain SD07 cultivation in municipal wastewater for pollutant removal and production of lipid and exopolysaccharides.Environmental research · 2023
- Green coagulants recovering Scenedesmus obliquus: An optimization study.Chemosphere · 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Basic biology
- Coenobia and cell growth
- Defense mechanisms
- Reproduction and colony formation
- Cell ornamentation and outer layers
- Mitochondrial DNA
- Biofuel production
- Biohydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) production
- Biodiesel production
- Bioethanol
- Drop-in fuels
- Wastewater management
- Gallery
- References
Scenedesmus is a genus of green algae, in the class Chlorophyceae. They are colonial and non-motile. They are one of the most common components of phytoplankton in freshwater habitats worldwide.
==Taxonomy== The starting point of Scenedesmus and related algae is in 1820, when Pierre Jean François Turpin observed these algae under a microscope. He classified them under the diatom genus Achnanthes; later authors moved them to different groups, until it was finally classified as a green alga. The name comes from the Greek roots skene, meaning "tent" or "awning", and desmos, meaning "bond".
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