Achnanthes minutissima var. pyrenaica (Hustedt) A.Cleve, nom. inval. 1953
Publication Details
Achnanthes minutissima var. pyrenaica (Hustedt) A.Cleve, nom. inval. 1953: 40, fig. 567 l-o (as '[A. minutissima (Kz.) Grun.] 'epsilon' pyrenaica (Hust.) mh.')
Published in: Cleve-Euler, A. (1953). Die Diatomeen von Schweden und Finnland. Teil III. Monoraphideae, Biraphideae 1. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, ser. IV 4(5): 1-255, figs 484-970.
Request PDFType 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 pyrenaicum (Hustedt) H.Kobayasi.
Source of Synonymy
Kobayashi, H. (1997). Comparative studies among four linear-lanceolate Achnanthidium species (Bacillariophyceae) with curved terminal raphe endings. Nova Hedwigia 65(1-4): 147-164.
Basionym
Achnanthes pyrenaica Hustedt
Type Information
Type locality: Gave d'Ossau River, Pyrenees, France; (Potapova & Ponader 2004: 44, 45, fig. 50) Type (fide Simonsen, 1987: 248-249): BRM; Coll. Hustedt 397/18 (INA 1996) Notes: River Gave d'Ossau and in the vicinity of a spring at Lac d'Artouse, French Pyrenees. Potapova & Ponader (2004: 44, 45) note that Lange-Bertlot & Ruppel (198) considered Lac d'Artouste as the type locality but following Simonsen (1987) they consider the slide 397/18 (fron Gave d'Ossau) to be the type slide (type material BRM E 809, isotype slide ANSP GC 14440.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), extremely small.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 09 December 2012 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 03 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
