Achnanthes borealis A.Cleve 1895

Publication Details
Achnanthes borealis A.Cleve 1895: 23, pl. 1: figs 24, 25

Published in: Cleve [Cleve-Euler], A. (1895). On recent freshwater diatoms from Lule Lappmark in Sweden. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 21(Afh. III, 2): 1-44, 1 pl.

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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 Skabitschewskia borealis (A.Cleve) Lange-Bertalot & Kulikovskiy.

Source of Synonymy
Kulikovskiy, M.S., Lange-Bertalot, H. & Kuznetsova, I.V. (2015). Lake Baikal: hotspot of endemic diatoms II. Iconographia Diatomologica 26: [1]-656, 249 plates.

Type Information
Type locality: Sweden: Lule Lappmark; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), north, northern (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 06 March 2018

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025

 
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