Achnanthes similis McCall 1933
Publication Details
Achnanthes similis McCall 1933: 304, fig. 2
Published in: McCall, D. (1933). Diatoms (recent and fossil) of the Tay district. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 49(328): 219-308, 38 figs..
Publication date: 27 January 1933 [INA]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthes is Achnanthes adnata Bory.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Surface of mud, brackish water under banks of stream flowing into the river Tay at Tayport, Scotland. No. 8; (McCall 1933: 304)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), like, resembling, similar (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 March 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
