Microneis exilis (Kützing) F.Meister 1912
Publication Details
Microneis exilis (Kützing) F.Meister 1912: 97, pl. XIII [13]: figs 1, 2
Published in: Meister, F. (1912). Die Kieselalgen der Schweiz. Beitrage zur Kryptogamenflora der Schweiz. Matériaux pour la flore cryptogamique suisse. Vol. IV, fasc. 1. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-254, 48 pls. Bern: Druck und Verlag von K.J. Wyss.
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A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Achnanthidium exile (Kützing) Heiberg.
Basionym
Achnanthes exilis Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: "Conferven bei Tennstädt" [Bad Tennstedt, Thuringia, Germany]; (Kützing 1833: No. 12) Lectotype (designated by Kusber & Van de Vijver 2022: 2): BR; 4710; slide prepared from Kützing sample Decas II, no.? 12 (Kusber & Van De Vijver 2022: 2) Notes: Lectotype takes precedence over the “lectotype” by Lange-Bertalot & Krammer 1989 in conformity with Art. 9.13 (See Kusber & Van de Vijver 2022: 2)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), thin, slender, meagre, poor (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 25 December 2008 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 11 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
