Achnanthes didyma Hustedt 1933
Current name:
Psammothidium didymum (Hustedt) Bukhtiyarova & Round
PROX Collected by Gareth Farr, Black Mountains, South Wales, UK. - 19 January 2015. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Achnanthes didyma Hustedt 1933: 405, fig. 857
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1927). Die Kieselalgen Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz unter Berücksichtigung der übrigen Länder Europas sowie der angrenzenden Meeresgebiete. Bd. VII: Teil 1: Liefrung 1. In: Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. (Anon. Eds), pp. [1]-272. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.h..
Publication date: Mar 1927
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 Psammothidium didymum (Hustedt) Bukhtiyarova & Round.
Type Information
Type locality: Finland: Wuokatti; Switzerland: Schwarzsee and K;. Flüelasee near Davos; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Greek), twin.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024