Achnanthes alaskana Patrick & Freese 1961
Publication Details
Achnanthes alaskana Patrick & Freese 1961: 161, pl. 1: fig. 5
Published in: Patrick, R.M. & Freese, L.R. (1961). Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) from Northern Alaska. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 112(6): 129-293, 4 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 Psammothidium bioretii (H.Germain) Bukhtiyarova & Round.
Type Information
Type locality: Alaska; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Freese; 30.vii, 1951; driftwood; A-G. C. 8217A (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
