Achnanthes flexella (Kützing) Brun 1880
Current name:
Eucocconeis flexella (Kützing) F.Meister
Rapheless valve.In tufa deposits, Spanish Point, Co Clare, Ireland. Collected by Melinda Lyons. - 20 April 2012. C.F.Carter (Chris.Carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Achnanthes flexella (Kützing) Brun 1880: 29, pl. 3: fig. 21
Published in: Brun, J. [Brun, J.-J.] (1880). Diatomées des Alpes et du Jura et de la region Suisse et Française des environs de Genève. pp. 1-146, 9 pls. Genève & Paris: H. Georg; Georges Masson.
Request PDFType 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 Eucocconeis flexella (Kützing) F.Meister.
Basionym
Cymbella flexella Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: In Quellwasser bei Thun in der Schweiz! [Thun, Switzerland]; (Kützing 1844: 80)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
