Achnanthes linearis f. curta H.L.Smith ex Boyer 1916
Publication details
Achnanthes linearis f. curta H.L.Smith ex Boyer 1916: 59; pl. 16, fig. 16,17
Published in: Boyer, C.S. (1916). The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and vicinity illustrated with seven hundred drawings by the author. pp. [1]-143, pls 1-40. Philadelphia: Press of J.B. Lippincott Company East Washington Square.
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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 Achnanthidium biasolettianum (Grunow) Bukhtiyarova
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), linear (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
Type information
Type locality: U.S.A., New Jersey, Elm (Potapova & Ponader 2004: 35). Holotype: sides of a greenhouse tank. ANSP-Boyer collection A-V-4 (Potapova & Ponader 2004: 35).
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Verified by: 01 August 2018 by Wendy Guiry
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Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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