Achnanthes looseri Frenguelli 1930

Publication Details
Achnanthes looseri Frenguelli 1930: 198, fig. 35.1

Published in: Frenguelli, J. (1930). Diatomeas contenidas en una muestra de trípoli de Calama, en Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 34: 195-199, figure 35.

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Publication date: 1930

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 Planothidium haynaldii (Schaarschmidt) Lange-Bertalot.

Type Information
Type locality: Calamam, Antofagasta, Chile; (Frenguelli 1930) Type: "tripoli", 2260 m a.s.l.; (Frenguelli 1930) Notes: Type data fide Wetzel et al. (2014: 442). They also note that Rivera & Cruces (2009) lectotypified the species and illustrated it with LM and SEM images.

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Created: 17 November 2014 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 January 2023

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024

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