Achnanthes saxonica Krasske ex Hustedt 1933
Publication Details
Achnanthes saxonica Krasske ex Hustedt 1933: 403, fig. 854B
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1927). Die Kieselalgen Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz unter Berücksichtigung der übrigen Länder Europas sowie der angrenzenden Meeresgebiete. Bd. VII: Teil 1: Liefrung 1. In: Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. (Anon. Eds), pp. [1]-272. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.h..
Publication date: Mar 1927
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 Platessa saxonica (Krasske ex Hustedt) C.E.Wetzel, Lange-Bertalot & Ector.
Type Information
Type locality: "Erzgebirge, Sachen" [Saxony, Germany]; (Wetzel, Lange-Bertalot & Ector 2017: 220) Holotype: Krasske 2634; 15/05/1932; BRM; (Wetzel, Lange-Bertalot & Ector 2017: 220)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
