| Scenedesmus | |
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| Scenedesmus bijugus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Scenedesmaceae |
| Genus: | Scenedesmus Meyen, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Scenedesmus obtusus Meyen, 1829
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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.[1]