Achnanthidium microcephalum Kützing 1844
Publication Details
Achnanthidium microcephalum Kützing 1844: 75, pl. 3: fig. XIII, XIX [13, 19]
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthidium.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Achnanthidium minutissimum (Kützing) Czarnecki.
Type Information
Type locality: "durch ganz Europa"; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), little head.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 April 2024