Achnanthes miota Carter & Denny 1982
Publication Details
Achnanthes miota Carter & Denny 1982: 286, pl. 1, fig. 9
Published in: Carter, J.R. & Denny, P. (1982). Freshwater algae of Sierra Leone III. Bacillariophyceae: Part (i) Diatoms from the River Jong (Taia) at Njala. In: Diatomaceae III. Nova Hedwigia, Beihefte 73: 281-331, 1 fig, 8 pls.
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 Planothidium miotum (Carter & Denny) Lange-Bertalot.
Type Information
Type locality: Sierra Leone: River Jong (Taia) at Njala; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: P. Denny; 7 February 1976; BM; slide 78107 (N'Guessan & al. 2014: 459) Notes: sample 11.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 September 2004 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 24 May 2016
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
