Achnanthes pusilla Grunow 1880
Publication Details
Achnanthes pusilla Grunow 1880: 23 (as 'Achananthes (linearis var. ?) pusilla')
Published in: Cleve, P.T. & Grunow, A. (1880). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der arctischen Diatomeen. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 17(2): 1-121, 7 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 Achnanthidium pusillum (Grunow) Czarnecki.
Type Information
Type locality: Norway: Finshöe; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: C.F.O. Nordstedt; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 January 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 May 2024