Achnanthes conspicua A.Mayer
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 conspicua A.Mayer 1919: 198, 212, pl. VI: figs 9, 10
Original publication: Mayer, A. (1919). Bacillariales von Reichenhall und Umgebung. Kryptogam. Forschungen 1(4): 191-216, pl. 5-10.
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthes is Achnanthes adnata Bory de Saint-Vincent.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Planothidium conspicuum (Mayer) E.A.Morales
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Achnanthes pinnata Hustedt 1922
Achnanthes conspicua var. brevistriata Hustedt 1930
Cocconeis pinnata (Hustedt) Cleve-Euler 1934
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Achnanthes conspicua A.Mayer)
Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003), Romania (Caraus 2002, Caraus 2012).
North America: United States of America (Patrick & Reimer 1966).
South-west Asia: Israel (Tsarenko et al. 2000).
(as Achnanthes pinnata Hustedt)
Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003), Romania (Caraus 2002).
North America: United States of America (Patrick & Reimer 1966).
(as Achnanthes conspicua var. brevistriata Hustedt)
Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003), Romania (Caraus 2002).
North America: United States of America (Patrick & Reimer 1966).
Source of synonymy
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.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Achnanthes&species=conspicua
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=conspicua
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 21 July 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 668 times since it was created.
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=33087
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:99992
