A survey on the Scenedesmaceae from 10 fishing ponds in São Paulo Metropolitan Region (RMSP) was performed. The samples were collected from the sub-surface, horizontally towed with a plankton net (20 µm mesh), in two periods: September-October 2001 (dry season) and February-March 2002 (rainy season), with a total of 20 samples. The samples were preserved in 4-5% formaldehyde solution, and studied under a photonic microscope. Twenty-six taxa of Scenedesmaceae were identified, distributed in 10 genera, 23 species, two varieties and one taxonomic form. Desmodesmus lefevrei (Deflandre) An, Friedl & Hegewald, Dicloster acuatus Jao, Wei & Hu and Scenedesmus baculiformis Chodat are cited for the first time for the State of São Paulo. Scenedesmus and Desmodesmus are the best represented genera, with nine and eight species, respectively.
Desmodesmus; Dicloster; Scenedesmus; taxonomy
