Achnanthes amphicephala Hustedt 1939
Publication Details
Achnanthes amphicephala Hustedt 1939: 555, pl. 25: figs 3, 4
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1939). Diatomeen aus den Pyrenäen. Bericht der Deutschen Botanischen Gessellschaft 56(10): 543-572, pl. 25.
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 amphicephalum (Hustedt) Jüttner, C.E.Wetzel & Levkov.
Source of Synonymy
Jüttner, I., Wetzel, C.E., Van de Vijver, B., Levkov, Z., Chudaev, D., Williams, D.M. & Ector, L (2023). Investigation of the type material of Microneis gracillima, Navicula pyrenaica, Achnanthes amphicephala, Achnanthes thienemannii and Achanthidium rostropyrenaicum (Achanthidiaceae, Bacillariophyta) and additional populations of the species . Fottea 23(1): 122-140, 221 fig.
Type Information
Type locality: France: Pyrenees: Gave d'Ossau, near Laruns; (INA 1996) Type: 'on stone in still water'; BRM; E809 (Jütnner & al. 2023: 129)
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 July 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
