Achnanthes lanceolata (Brébisson ex Kützing) Grunow 1880

Publication Details
Achnanthes lanceolata (Brébisson ex Kützing) Grunow 1880: expl. pl. XXVII [27]: fig. 8

Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1880). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique Atlas. pls I-XXX [pls 1-30]. . Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.

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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 Planothidium lanceolatum (Brébisson ex Kützing) Lange-Bertalot.

Basionym
Achnanthidium lanceolatum Brébisson ex Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: France: Calvados: Falaise; (Index Nominum Algarum) LT fide Van de Vijver et al., Fottea 13: 109: Brébisson; BR; slide IV-2-C6, Eulenstein Diat. Spec. typ. Nr 61, Van Heurck Collection (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lance-shaped.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 04 February 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 March 2023

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