Achnanthes distincta Messikommer 1954
Publication Details
Achnanthes distincta Messikommer 1954: 32, pl. 1: figs 2 a, b
Published in: Messikommer (1954). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Algenflora des Urner Reusstales (Centralschweiz). Hydrobiologie 6: 1-43.
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 distinctum (Messikommer) Lange-Bertalot.
Type Information
Type locality: “Lauteres Seeli. Alt. 2250 m. Gewinnung von Ausquetschmaterial aus ins Gewässer hineinragenden Phanerogamenwurzeln am Kliff” {Switzerland]; (Messikommer 1954: 32) Lectotype: BP; slide 2210 (Buczkó, Wojtal & Magyari 2013: 4) Notes: "Lectotype, designed here, illustrated in fig. 5; Messikommer’s original material sample Nr. 4, see above for further details; lectotype specimen located using England Finder H30/3 (Fig. 18) or at co-ordinates 30.8 and 108 with a Leica DM LB2 light microscope)."
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 February 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024