Achnanthidium brevipes (C.Agardh) Heiberg 1863

Publication Details
Achnanthidium brevipes (C.Agardh) Heiberg 1863: 118

Published in: Heiberg, P.A.C. (1863). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum danicarum. Kritisk oversigt over de danske Diatomeer. pp. 1-135, 6 pls. Kjøbenhavn: Wilhelm Priors Forlag.

Request PDF

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthidium is Achnanthidium microcephalum Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Achnanthes brevipes C.Agardh.

Basionym
Achnanthes brevipes C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: in Hutchinsia violacea (Polysiphonia fucoides), Scytosiphone in sinu Othiniensi, Odense, Denmark; (Toyoda et al. 2005: 383) Lectotype: C; A-2348 (Toyoda et al. 2005: 383) Notes: Lectotype: C (A-2348). Isotypes: C (A2349); BM 101105, BM 1011106. In mari Boreali (INA).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), short-footed.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 22 December 2008 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 26 September 2017

Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.

Nomenclatural note
Name also introduced by Cleve (1894: 193). - (26 September 2017) - M.D. Guiry

Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=134080

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 July 2025

Currently in AlgaeBase: