Achnanthes brevipes C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1824
Current name:
Achnanthes adnata Bory
Utlandshörn, Germany - 17 September 2013. Wulf Herwig (WEHerwig@arcor.de)
Publication Details
Achnanthes brevipes C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1824: 1
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthes is Achnanthes adnata Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Achnanthes adnata Bory.
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 freshwatermarine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 May 2023
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Nomenclatural notes
New name. Illegitimate: unwarranted change of epithet for Achnanthes adnata Bory 1822 (INA). - (16 July 2015) - G.M. Guiry
Toyoda et al. (2005) advocate that the name Achnanthes brevipes be conserved against Echinella stiptata Lyngbe. "We propose that the name Acnanthes Bory be conserved with Echinella stipitata Lyngbe as its type, and designate the Lyngbye's material (A-2348) as the lectotype. However, because changing the specific epithet to either stipitata or adnata would introduce confusion into the literature,...we also propose that the name Achnanthes brevipes be conserved. A formal proposal will be submitted to Taxon" (Toyoda et al., 2005: 383). However, Cox (2006: 68) states that A. brevipes is a synonym of A. adnata. - (29 July 2016) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
