Scenedesmus

Scenedesmus
Scenedesmus bijugus
Scientific classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Sphaeropleales
Family: Scenedesmaceae
Genus: Scenedesmus
Meyen, 1829
Type species
Scenedesmus obtusus
Meyen, 1829
Species

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.