Achnanthidium flexellum (Kützing) Brébisson ex Kützing 1849
Current name:
Eucocconeis flexella (Kützing) F.Meister
Auxospore formation. In tufa deposits, Spanish Point, Co Clare, Ireland. Collected by Melinda Lyons. April 2012 - 26 April 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Achnanthidium flexellum (Kützing) Brébisson ex Kützing 1849: 54
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 Eucocconeis flexella (Kützing) F.Meister.
Basionym
Cymbella flexella Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: In Quellwasser bei Thun in der Schweiz! [Thun, Switzerland]; (Kützing 1844: 80)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
