Achnanthes petersenii Hustedt 1937
Publication Details
Achnanthes petersenii Hustedt 1937: 179, figs 10-14
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1927). Die Kieselalgen Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz unter Berücksichtigung der übrigen Länder Europas sowie der angrenzenden Meeresgebiete. Bd. VII: Teil 1: Liefrung 1. In: Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. (Anon. Eds), pp. [1]-272. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.h..
Publication date: Mar 1927
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 petersenii (Hustedt) C.E.Wetzel, Ector, D.M.Williams & Jüttner.
Source of Synonymy
Jüttner, I., Wetzel, C.E., Williams, D.M. & Ector, L. (2019). Investigations of the type materials of Achnanthes parallela J.R.Carter and Achnanthes petersenii Hustedt (Bacillariophyceae) with comments on the genus Rossithidium Round & Bukhtiyarova. Botany Letters 167(1): 57-69, 68 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Spitsbergen: Königsbucht; (INA 1996) Type: BRM; Ma2/61 (Simonsen 1987: 205) Notes: See Jüttner & al. (2019: [5]) who examined "Hustedt Collection: slide and material E1171."
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 July 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 December 2024
