Scenedesmus

Scenedesmus

algae
 genus of colonial green algae with 4, 8, or 16 cells arranged in a row. A common component of freshwater plankton, Scenedesmus is used in experimental work on problems of pollution and photosynthesis. In sewage purification processes, it provides oxygen for the bacterial breakdown of organic matter and thereby helps to destroy other harmful substances. Reproduction is by nonmotile spores called autospores.

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  • Scenedesmus — Scenedesmus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Scenedesmus — Systematik ohne Rang: Chloroplastida Abteilung: Chlorophyta …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Scenedesmus — acuminatus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Scenedesmus — Taxobox image caption = Scenedesmus bijunga image width = 240px name = Scenedesmus domain = Eukaryota regnum = Plantae phylum = Chlorophyta classis = Chlorophyceae ordo = Chlorococcales familia = Scenedesmaceae genus = Scenedesmus genus authority …   Wikipedia

  • Scenedesmus dimorphus — Taxobox name = Scenedesmus dimorphus regnum = Plantae divisio = Chlorophyta classis = Chlorophyceae ordo = chlorococcales familia = scenedesmaceae subdivision ranks = Species| subdivision = Scenedesmus dimorphus Scenedesmus dimorphus is a… …   Wikipedia

  • Scenedesmus acuminatus — Taxobox name = Scenedesmus acuminatus image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Plantae divisio = Chlorophyta classis = Chlorophyceae ordo = Chlorococcales familia = Scenedesmaceae subdivision ranks = A green algae of the family Scenedesmaceae …   Wikipedia

  • Scenedesmus — Scenedẹsmus   [lateinisch], artenreiche, im Süßwasserplankton häufige Gattung der Grünalgen; bildet aus vier bis acht spindelförmigen Zellen Kolonien mit Schwebehaken. Scenedesmusarten sind leicht kultivierbar, wachsen außerordentlich schnell… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • scenedesmus — scene·des·mus …   English syllables

  • scenedesmus — ˌsēnəˈdezməs, ˌsen noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skēnē tent + desmos bond, fetter, from dein to bind more at scene, diadem : a genus (the type of the family Scenedesmaceae of the order Chlo …   Useful english dictionary

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