Achnanthidium lanceolatum Brébisson ex Kützing 1846
Current name:
Planothidium lanceolatum (Brébisson ex Kützing) Lange-Bertalot
Winthrop, Washington, USA; Methow River, Lugol's, 400x, DIC - 15 January 2011. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Achnanthidium lanceolatum Brébisson ex Kützing 1846: 247
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1846). Kurze Mittheilung uber einige kieselschalige Diatomeen. Botanische Zeitung 4(14): 247-248.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthidium is Achnanthidium microcephalum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Planothidium lanceolatum (Brébisson ex Kützing) Lange-Bertalot.
Type Information
Type locality: France: Calvados: Falaise; (Index Nominum Algarum) LT fide Van de Vijver et al., Fottea 13: 109: Brébisson; BR; slide IV-2-C6, Eulenstein Diat. Spec. typ. Nr 61, Van Heurck Collection (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lance-shaped.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 March 2023
