Achnanthes metakryophila Lange-Bertalot & R.Schmidt 1990
Publication Details
Achnanthes metakryophila Lange-Bertalot & R.Schmidt 1990: 64, figs 6 d-i
Published in: Schmidt, R., R.Mäusbacher & J.Müller (1990). Holocene diatom flora and stratigraphy from sediment cores of two Antarctic lakes (King George Island). Journal of Paleolimnology 3: 55-74.
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 Psammothidium metakryophilum (Lange-Bertalot & R.Schmidt) Sabbe.
Type Information
Type locality: Antarctica: South Shetland Islands: King George Island: Fildes Peninsula: Mondsee; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Coll. Lange-Bertalot Am-S 90; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 September 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024