Achnanthidium minutissimum var. affine (Grunow) Lange-Bertalot 1989
Publication Details
Achnanthidium minutissimum var. affine (Grunow) Lange-Bertalot 1989: 104
Published in: Lange-Bertalot, H. & Krammer, K. (1989). Achnanthes, eine Monographie der Gattung mit Definition der Gattung Cocconeis und Nachträgen zu den Naviculaceae. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 18: 1-393, 100 pls.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Achnanthidium is Achnanthidium microcephalum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Achnanthidium affine (Grunow) Czarnecki.
Source of Synonymy
Czarnecki, D.B. (1994). The freshwater diatoms culture collection at Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Diatom Symposium (Kockiolek, J.P., ed.). Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 17: 155-174.
Basionym
Achnanthes affinis Grunow
Type Information
Type locality: Belgium; (INA 1996) Type: H. Van Heurck; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), extremely small.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 24 December 2008 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 18 August 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
