Achnanthidium brevipes (C.Agardh) Heiberg 1863
Current name:
Achnanthes adnata Bory
Poulsbo, Washington, USA; Liberty Bay Marina, 400x, DIC - 23 August 2008. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Achnanthidium brevipes (C.Agardh) Heiberg 1863: 118
Published in: Heiberg, P.A.C. (1863). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum danicarum. Kritisk oversigt over de danske Diatomeer. pp. 1-135, 6 pls. Kjøbenhavn: Wilhelm Priors Forlag.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthidium is Achnanthidium microcephalum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Achnanthes brevipes C.Agardh.
Basionym
Achnanthes brevipes C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: in Hutchinsia violacea (Polysiphonia fucoides), Scytosiphone in sinu Othiniensi, Odense, Denmark; (Toyoda et al. 2005: 383) Lectotype: C; A-2348 (Toyoda et al. 2005: 383) Notes: Lectotype: C (A-2348). Isotypes: C (A2349); BM 101105, BM 1011106. In mari Boreali (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), short-footed.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 December 2008 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 26 September 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024