Achnanthes piafica J.R. Carter & Denny 1982
Publication Details
Achnanthes piafica J.R. Carter & Denny 1982: 286, pl. 1: fig. 10
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 piaficum (J.R.Carter & Denny) C.E.Wetzel & Ector.
Type Information
Type locality: Sierra Leone: River Jong (Taia) at Njala; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: P. Denny sample 11; 7.ii.1976; BM ; slide no. 78108 (N'Guessan & al. 2014: 460)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 July 2004 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 21 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
