Achnanthes pinnata Hustedt 1922
Publication Details
Achnanthes pinnata Hustedt 1922: 123, pl. IX [9]: figs 15-18
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1922). Bacillariales aus Innerasien. Gesammelt von Dr. Sven Hedin. In: Heidin, S. Southern Tibet, discoveries in former times compared with my own researches in 1906-1908. Lithographic Institute of the General Staff of the Swedish Army. Stockholm 6(3): 107-152, pls 9, 10.
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 Platessa conspicua (Ant.Mayer) Lange-Bertalot.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. Tibet, prope lacum 'Tso-ngombo', castra CXXXIV (1901)."; (Hustedt 1922: 123) Holotype: BRM;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with leaflets arranged on each side of a common petiole.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 September 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 September 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
