Achnanthes minutissima Kützing 1833

Achnanthidium minutissimum (Kützing) Czarnecki

Current name: Achnanthidium minutissimum (Kützing) Czarnecki
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; golf course, 1000x, DIC - 30 May 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)

Publication Details
Achnanthes minutissima Kützing 1833: 578, fig. 54

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].

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Type 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 Achnanthidium minutissimum (Kützing) Czarnecki.

Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Aschersleben; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), extremely small.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 April 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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