Planothidium apiculatum (R.M.Patrick) Lange-Bertalot 1999
Publication Details
Planothidium apiculatum (R.M.Patrick) Lange-Bertalot 1999: 274 (corrected printing 280)
Published in: Lange-Bertalot, H. (1999). Neue Kombinationen von Taxa aus Achnanthes Bory (sensu lato). Iconographia Diatomologica 6: 270-283.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Planothidium is Planothidium lanceolatum (Brébisson ex Kützing) Lange-Bertalot.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Achnanthes lanceolata var. apiculata R.M.Patrick
Type Information
Type locality: USA: Pennsylvania: Shohola Falls, Pike County; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: J. Burke A-2190; 4.vii.1941; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending abruptly in a sharp point or apiculum (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 18 August 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024