Achnanthes flexella (Kützing) Brun 1880
Current name:
Eucocconeis flexella (Kützing) F.Meister
Auxospore formation. In tufa deposits, Spanish Point, Co Clare, Ireland. Collected by Melinda Lyons. April 2012 - 26 April 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Achnanthes flexella (Kützing) Brun 1880: 29, pl. 3: fig. 21
Published in: Brun, J. [Brun, J.-J.] (1880). Diatomées des Alpes et du Jura et de la region Suisse et Française des environs de Genève. pp. 1-146, 9 pls. Genève & Paris: H. Georg; Georges Masson.
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 Eucocconeis flexella (Kützing) F.Meister.
Source of Synonymy
Meister, F. (1912). Die Kieselalgen der Schweiz. Beitrage zur Kryptogamenflora der Schweiz. Matériaux pour la flore cryptogamique suisse. Vol. IV, fasc. 1. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-254, 48 pls. Bern: Druck und Verlag von K.J. Wyss.
Basionym
Cymbella flexella Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: In Quellwasser bei Thun in der Schweiz! [Thun, Switzerland]; (Kützing 1844: 80)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 October 2024