Occurrence of genus Scenedesmus Mayen (Chlorophyceae) from East Nepal

Authors

  • Shiva Kumar Rai Department of Botany, Post Graduate Campus, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v3i1.41425

Keywords:

Green algae chlorococcales, Acutodesmus, Comasiella, Desmodesmus, taxonomy, new to Nepal

Abstract

A total 18 taxa of genus Scenedesmus (Chlorococcalean algae) has been reported from the freshwater habitats of east Nepal. Among them, 5 taxa viz., Scenedesmus abundans, S. arcuatus var. platydiscus, S. disciformis, S. hystrix, and S. perforatus are new records for Nepal. A total 12 taxa viz., S. acuminatus, S. acutus, S. armatus var. asymmetricus, S. bernardii, S. bijuga, S. bijugatus var. graevenitzii, S. dimorphus, S. opoliensis, S. prismaticus, S. quadricauda var. longispina, S. quadricauda var. westii and S. smithii are first time reported from east Nepal.

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Published

2013-12-01

How to Cite

Rai, S. K. (2013). Occurrence of genus Scenedesmus Mayen (Chlorophyceae) from East Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Biosciences, 3(1), 26–37. https://doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v3i1.41425

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2013)

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