Achnanthes looseri Frenguelli 1930
Publication Details
Achnanthes looseri Frenguelli 1930: 198, fig. 35.1
Published in: Frenguelli, J. (1930). Diatomeas contenidas en una muestra de trĂpoli de Calama, en Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 34: 195-199, figure 35.
Request PDFPublication date: 1930
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 Planothidium haynaldii (Schaarschmidt) Lange-Bertalot.
Source of Synonymy
Wetzel, C.E., Van de Vijver, B., Kopalová, K., Hoffmann, L., Pfister, L.& Ector, L. (2014). Type analysis of the South American diatom Achnanthes haynaldii (Bacillariophyta) and description of Planothidium amphibium sp. nov., from aerial and aquatic environments in Oregon (USA). Plant Ecology and Evolution 147(3): 439-454, 7 fig., 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Calamam, Antofagasta, Chile; (Frenguelli 1930) Type: "tripoli", 2260 m a.s.l.; (Frenguelli 1930) Notes: Type data fide Wetzel et al. (2014: 442). They also note that Rivera & Cruces (2009) lectotypified the species and illustrated it with LM and SEM images.
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Created: 17 November 2014 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 January 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
