Achnanthidium deflexum (C.W.Reimer) J.C.Kingston

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Bacillariophyceae
Subclass Bacillariophycidae
Superorder Bacillarianae
Order Achnanthales
Family Achnanthidiaceae
Genus Achnanthidium

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Publication details
Achnanthidium deflexum (C.W.Reimer) J.C.Kingston 2000: 410

Original publication: Kingston, J.C. (2000). New combinations in the freshwater Fragilariaceae and Achnanthidiaceae. Diatom Research 15(2): 409-411.

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthidium is Achnanthidium microcephalum Kützing.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Achnanthes deflexa C.W.Reimer

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), bent sharply in a downward direction.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Achnanthes deflexa C.W.Reimer 1966

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Achnanthes deflexa C.W.Reimer)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002).

North America: United States of America (Patrick & Reimer 1966).

South-west Asia: Iran (Jamaloo et al.. 2006).

(as Achnanthidium deflexum (C.W.Reimer) J.C.Kingston)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2012).

North America: Arkansas (Smith 2010).

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

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=Achnanthidium&Species=deflexum

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 26 June 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 321 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=40139

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:82370