Achnanthes elliptica var. pungens A.Cleve 1934
Publication Details
Achnanthes elliptica var. pungens A.Cleve 1934: 38; pl. 2, fig. 40
Published in: Cleve-Euler, A. (1934). The diatoms of Finnish Lapland. Societas Scientiarum Fennica. Commentationes Biologicae 4(14): 1-154, map, 6 pls (163 figs).
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 Skabitschewskia pungens (A.Cleve) Kuliskovskiy & Lange-Bertalot.
Type Information
Finland: Kemijärvi and Paadarjärvi in Lappland;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), elliptic, elliptical (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 September 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
