Achnanthes helvetica (Hustedt) Lange-Bertalot 1989
Publication Details
Achnanthes helvetica (Hustedt) Lange-Bertalot 1989: 63, pl. 19: figs 1-20, 26; pl. 20: figs 1-6; pl. 96: figs 6-11
Published in: Lange-Bertalot, H. & Krammer, K. (1989). Achnanthes, eine Monographie der Gattung mit Definition der Gattung Cocconeis und Nachträgen zu den Naviculaceae. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 18: 1-393, 100 pls.
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 helveticum (Hustedt) Bukhtiyarova & Round.
Basionym
Achnanthes austriaca var. helvetica Hustedt
Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland: Davos: Kl. Flüelasee; (Index Nominum Algarum) Holotype (fide Simonsen, 1987: 133, pl. 220: figs 1-9): BRM; MA1/12 (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Swiss, or pertaining to Switzerland.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
