Scenedesmus bijugus (Turpin) Lagerheim 1893


Division     Chlorophyta
Class     Chlorophyceae
Order     Sphaeropleales
Family    Scenedesmaceae
Basionym     Heterocarpella bijuga Turpin

    Colonies of 2, 4 and 8 (16) cells arranged in a single linear series. Cells oblong-ellipsoid to ovoid with broadly rounded ends. Cells attached side by side, cell wall smooth. Cells measure 6-8 μm broad and 7-25 μm long.


Ecology

Freshwater alga occurs in Lakes, Ponds and Rivers.


Distribution in India

Assam, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.