Achnanthes thermalis (Rabenhorst) Schoenfeld

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 thermalis (Rabenhorst) Schoenfeld 1907

Original publication: Schönfeldt, H. von (1907). Diatomaceae Germaniae: die deutschen Diatomeen des Susswassers und des Brackwassers. pp. 263,19 pl. Berlin: W. Junk.

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.

Basionym
Achnanthidium thermale Rabenhorst

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), found growing by warm springs.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Achnanthes gibberula var. angustior Grunow 1885
Achnanthidium zelleri Kirchner 1888
Achnanthes grimmei var. elliptica Krasske 1927
Achnanthes grimmei var. inflata Krasske 1927
Achnanthes grimmei var. hyalina Hustedt 1949

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Achnanthes grimmei Krasske 1925

General environment
This is a Freshwater species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Achnanthes thermalis (Rabenhorst) Schoenfeld)
Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003), Romania (Caraus 2002).

South-west Asia: Israel (Tsarenko et al. 2000).

(as Achnanthes grimmei Krasske)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002).

North America: Washington (Patrick & Reimer 1966).

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.

Hofmann, G., Werum, M. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (2013). Diatomeen im Süßwasser - Benthos von Mitteleuropa. Bestimmungsflora Kieselalgen für die ökologische Praxis. Über 700 der häufigsten Arten und ihre Ökologie. pp. [1]-908, 133 pls. Königstein: Koeltz Scientific Books.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Achnanthes&species=thermalis

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=thermalis

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 28 February 2013 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 469 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=33146

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:115708