Achnanthes carmichaelii Greville 1833
Publication Details
Achnanthes carmichaelii Greville 1833: 404 (as 'Carmichaelii')
Published in: Greville, [R.K.] (1833). Div. IV. Diatomaceae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 401-415. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthes is Achnanthes adnata Bory.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Appin [Scotland]; (Greville 1833: 404) Syntypes: Captain Carmichael; Parasitic on the smaller filiforme marine algae; BM; 81228, 81229, 81230 (Williams 1988: 3)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
