Tetradesmus

Tetradesmus
	Tetradesmus wisconsinensis
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Viridiplantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Order:	Sphaeropleales
Family:	Scenedesmaceae
Genus:	Tetradesmus; G.M.Smith
Species
	Tetradesmus wisconsinensis;

Tetradesmus is a genus of green algae in the family Scenedesmaceae.[1]

History

The genus Tetradesmus was described by Gilbert Morgan Smith for Tetradesmus wisconsinensis. It was merged into the similar genus Scenedesmus until the 2000s, when Tetradesmus was raised to genus rank.[2]

References

See the NCBI webpage on Tetradesmus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
Wynne, Michael J.; Hallan, Joel K. (2015). "Reinstatement of Tetradesmus G. M. Smith (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyta)". Feddes Repertorium. 126 (3–4): 83–86. doi:10.1002/fedr.201500021.

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[1] See the NCBI webpage on Tetradesmus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

[2] Wynne, Michael J.; Hallan, Joel K. (2015). "Reinstatement of Tetradesmus G. M. Smith (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyta)". Feddes Repertorium. 126 (3–4): 83–86. doi:10.1002/fedr.201500021.