Psammothidium sacculus (J.R.Carter) Bukhtiyarova 1996
Publication Details
Psammothidium sacculus (J.R.Carter) Bukhtiyarova 1996: 27 (as 'sacculum')
Published in: Bukhtiyarova, L. & Round, F.E. (1996). Revision of the genus Achnanthes sensu lato. Psammothidium a new genus based on A. marginulatum. Diatom Research 11(1): 1-30.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Psammothidium is Psammothidium marginulatum (Grunow) Bukhtiyarova & Round.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Achnanthes sacculus J.R.Carter
Type Information
Type locality: U.K.: Shetland Isles; (INA 1996) Type: Coll. Carter, Shet. No. 25: (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), little sac, purse.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 May 2025
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Nomenclatural note
The epithet sacculus (little sac, purse) is a noun and not declinable. - (07 May 2025) - M.D. Guiry
Distributional note
A few subarctic and arctic locations have been reported (Potapova, 2018). - (08 January 2019) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 June 2025
