Achnanthidium minutissimum var. scoticum (J.R.Carter) H.Cremer 2003

Publication Details
Achnanthidium minutissimum var. scoticum (J.R.Carter) H.Cremer 2003: 108

Published in: Cremer, H. & Wagner, B. (2003). The diatom flora in the ultra-oligotrophic Lake El'gygytgyn, Chukotka. Polar Biology 26: 105-114.

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Achnanthidium caledonicum (Lange-Bertalot) Lange-Bertalot.

Basionym
Achnanthes microcephala f. scotica J.R.Carter

Type Information
Type locality: U.K.: Shetland Isles (fresh water); (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Lectotype: BM94890, ex J.R. Carter 3665 (Jüttner et al., 2022: 149).

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

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 03 July 2013 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 31 March 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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