Achnanthes pseudoaffinis R.Maillard, nom. inval. 1978
Publication Details
Achnanthes pseudoaffinis R.Maillard, nom. inval. 1978: 149; pl. 1, fig. 12
Published in: Maillard, R. (1979 '1978'). Contribution à la connaissance des diatomées d'eau douce de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (Océanie). Cahiers O.R.S.T.O.M., Série Hydrobiologie 12: 143-172, 8 plates [I-VIII].
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 Sellaphora paraffinis (Lange-Bertalot & Steindorf) Wetzel, Ector, Van de Vijver, Compère & D.G.Mann.
Source of Synonymy
Wetzel, C.E., Ector, L., Van de Vijver, B., Compère, P. & Mann, D.G. (2015). Morphology, typification and critical analysis of some ecologically important small naviculoid species (Bacillariophyta). Fottea 15(2): 203-234, 396 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
New Caledonia.;
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 November 2022
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025
