Achnanthes obtusa Ehrenberg in Ralfs in Pritchard 1861

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Publication Details
Achnanthes obtusa Ehrenberg in Ralfs in Pritchard 1861: 875

Published in: Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..

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Publication date: 1861

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthes is Achnanthes adnata Bory.

Status of Name
The taxonomic status of this entity requires further investigation.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 August 2013

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Robert Lavigne in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 August 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024

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