Achnanthes salvadoriana Hustedt 1953
Publication Details
Achnanthes salvadoriana Hustedt 1953: 132, fig. 1
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1953). La flora de diatomeas en paredones sobrehumedecidos en El Salvador. Comunicaciones del Instituto Tropical de Investigaciones CientÃficas de la Universidad de El Salvador, San Salvador 2(5-6): 129-138.
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 lagerheimii (Cleve) Wetzel & Ector.
Type Information
Type locality: Los Chorros, El Salvador; (Hustedt 1953: 393) Lectotype (designated by Simonsen, 1987: 393): BRM; Ma3/14- Los Chorros. El Salvador. 494 (Simonsen 1987: 393)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 September 2004 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 17 February 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
