Achnanthidium lineare W.Smith 1855
Publication Details
Achnanthidium lineare W.Smith 1855: 8, pl. I [1]: fig. 9
Published in: Smith, W. (1855). Notes of an excursion to the south of France and the Auvergne in search of Diatomaceae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 2 15: 1-9, pl. 1.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthidium is Achnanthidium microcephalum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: France: Vaucluse: Scotland: Lasswade near Edinburgh; (Index Nominum Algarum)Greville; Notes: Scotland, Lasswade; isotype slide ANSP-Febiger collection 3120 (Potapova & Ponader, 2004).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), linear (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 July 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
