Achnanthes haynaldii Schaarschmidt 1881
Publication Details
Achnanthes haynaldii Schaarschmidt 1881: 20, no fig.
Published in: Schaarschmidt, J. [=G.] (1881). Specimen phycologiae aequatoriensis. Magyar Novenytani Lapok [Magyar növénytani lapok] 5(50): 17-24.
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.
Source of Synonymy
Lange-Bertalot, H. (1999). Neue Kombinationen von Taxa aus Achnanthes Bory (sensu lato). Iconographia Diatomologica 6: 270-283.
Type Information
Type locality: stratovolcano Antisana (northern Andes, Ecuador) ; (Wetzel & al. 2014: 439) Holotype: Luigi Sodiro; 4100 m above sea-level; Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm; MIC 3417 ("Ecuador 59...") (Wetzel & al. 2014: 440, fig. 1 A)
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 April 2019
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Habitat note
associated spp.: Eunotia minor, Eolimna minima, Pinnularia borealis (Wetzel et al., 2014). - (17 November 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 April 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025
