Achnanthes conspicua Ant.Mayer 1919

Publication Details
Achnanthes conspicua Ant.Mayer 1919: 198, 212, pl. VI [6]: figs 9, 10

Published in: Mayer, A. (1919). Bacillariales von Reichenhall und Umgebung. Kryptogamische Forschungen herausgegeben von der Kryptogamenkommission der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der heimischen 1(4): 191-216, pls 5-10.

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 Platessa conspicua (Ant.Mayer) Lange-Bertalot.

Source of Synonymy
Hofmann, G., Werum, M. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (2013). Diatomeen im Süßwasser-Benthos von Mitteleuropa. Bestimmungsflora Kieselalgen für die ökologische Praxis. Über 700 der häufigsten Arten und ihre Ökologie. pp. [1]-908, 3522 Figuren auf 133 Tafeln. Königstein: Koeltz Scientific Books.

Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Bayern: near Reichenhall; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 August 2023

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025