Achnanthes longipes C.Agardh
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Bacillariophyceae
Subclass Bacillariophycidae
Superorder Bacillarianae
Order Achnanthales
Family Achnanthaceae
Genus Achnanthes
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Publication details
Achnanthes longipes C.Agardh 1824: 1
Original publication: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema Algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthes is Achnanthes adnata Bory de Saint-Vincent.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Achnanthes longipes C.Agardh)
Europe: France (Anon. 2012), Romania (Caraus 2002, Caraus 2012), Spain (Varela 1982, Álvarez Cobelas & Estévez García 1982).
Atlantic Islands: Canary Islands (Gil-Rodríguez et al. 2003, Anon 2011).
North America: Nova Scotia (Kim, Garbary & McLachlan 2004).
South America: Brazil (Eskinazi-Leça et al. 2010).
South-east Asia: Singapore (Pham et al. 2011).
Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day et al. 1995), New Zealand (Harper et al. 2012), Northern Territory (Day et al. 1995), Queensland (Day et al. 1995), Victoria (Day et al. 1995).
Source of synonymy
Cox, E.J. (2006). Achnanthes sensu stricto belongs with genera of the Mastogloiales rather than with other monoraphid diatoms (Bacillariophyta). European Journal of Phycology 41: 67-81.
Key references
Ettl, H., Gerloff, J., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. (2004). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Vol. 4. Acnanthaceae. Kritische Ergünzungen zu Achnanthes s.l., Navicula s. str., Gomphonema. pp. (vi) + 468, 93 pls.: Gustav Fischer.
Forster, R.M. & Martin-Jézéquel, V. (2005). Photophysiological variability of microphytobenthic diatoms after growth in different types of culture conditions. Phycologia 44: 393-402.
Hendey, N.I. (1974). A revised check-list of the British marine diatoms. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 54: 277-300.
Hoppenrath, M., Elbrächter, M. & Drebes, G. (2009). Marine phytoplankton Selected microphytoplankton species from the North Sea around Helgoland and Sylt. pp. [1]-264, figs 1-87. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung.
Kim, K.Y., Garbary D.J. & McLachlan, J.L. (2004). Phytoplankton dynamics in Pomquet Harbour, Nova Scotia: a lagoon in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Phycologia 43: 311-328.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Achnanthes&species=longipes
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Achnanthes&Species=longipes
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 06 August 2009 by M.D. Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 1708 times since it was created.
References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Chepurnov, V.A. & Mann, D.G. (1997). Variation in the sexual behaviour of natural clones of Achnanthes longipes (Bacillariophyta). European Journal of Phycology 32: 147-154, 5 figs, 3 tables.
Chepurnov, V.A. & Mann, D.G. (1999). Variation in the sexual behaviour of Achnanthes longipes (Bacillariophyta). II. Inbred monoecious lineages. European Journal of Phycology 34: 1-11, 2 figs, 6 tables.
Chepurnov, V.A. & Mann, D.G. (2000). Variation in the sexual behaviour of Achnanthes longipes (Bacillariophyta). III. Progeny of crosses between monoecious and unisexual clones. European Journal of Phycology 35: 213-224.
Johnson, L.M., Hoagland, K.D. & Gretz, M.R. (1995). Effects of bromide and iodide on stalk secretion in the biofouling diatom Achnanthes longipes (Bacillariophyceae). Journal of Phycology 31: 401-412, 19 figs, 1 table.
Lee, S.H., Karawita, R., Affan, A., Lee, J.-B., Lee, K.-W., Lee, B.-J., Kim, D.W. & Jeon, Y.-J (2009). Potential of benthic diatoms Achnanthes longipes, Amphora coffeaeformis and Navicula sp. (Bacillariophyceae) as antioxidant sources. Algae 24(1): 47-55, 2 figs, 3 tables.
Lewis, R.J., Johnson, L.M. & Hoagland, K.D. (2002). Effects of cell density, temperature and light intensity on growth and stalk production in the biofouling diatom Achnanthes longipes (Bacillariophyceae). Journal of Phycology 38: 1125-1131.
Wang, Y., Chen, Y., Lavin, C. & Gretz, M.R. (2000). Extracellular matrix assembly in diatoms (Bacillariophyceae). IV. Ultrastructure of Achnanthes longipes and Cymbella cistula as revealed by high-pressure freezing/freeze substitution and cryo-field emission scanning electron microscopy. Journal of Phycology 36: 367-378.
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 June 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:86235
