Achnanthes exigua var. capitata Hustedt 1934
Publication Details
Achnanthes exigua var. capitata Hustedt 1934: 377, figs 8, 9
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1934). Die Diatomeenflora von Poggenpohls Moor bei Dötlingen in Oldenburg. Abhandlungen und Vorträgen der Bremer Wissenschaftlichen Gessellschaft 8/9: 362-403, 19 figs.
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 Psammothidium pseudoswazi (J.R.Carter) L.Bukhtiyarova & Round.
Basionym
Achnanthes pseudoswazi J.R.Carter
Type Information
Great Britain: various larger northern lakes; (Index Nominum Algarum) not designated: (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), small, short, poor, scanty (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 12 July 2004 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 26 October 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024