Achnanthes arcuata (Lyngbye) Kützing 1833
Current name:
Rhabdonema arcuatum (Lyngbye) Kützing
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Manitou Beach, 1000x, DIC - 12 March 2011. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Achnanthes arcuata (Lyngbye) Kützing 1833: 574
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1834 '1833'). Synopsis diatomearum oder Versuch einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der Diatomeen. Linnaea 8: 529-620, + pls XIII-XIX [79 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 Rhabdonema arcuatum (Lyngbye) Kützing.
Basionym
Diatoma arcuata Lyngbye
Type Information
Type locality: ad littora Fioniae septent. in Ceram. elongato et rubro parasiticum inven. Lyngbe; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), curved, like a bow (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 April 2023
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
