Achnanthes subsalsa J.B.Petersen 1928
Publication Details
Achnanthes subsalsa J.B.Petersen 1928: 379, fig. 4
Published in: Petersen, J.B. (1928). The aërial algae of Iceland. In: The botany of Iceland. Vol. II. Part II.. (Rosenvinge, L.K. & Warming, E. Eds), pp. 328-447. Copenhagen & London: Wheldon and Wesley.
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 Psammothidium subsalsum (J.B.Petersen) Kulikowskiy, Witkowski & Pliński.
Source of Synonymy
Plinski, M. & Witkowski, A. (2011). Okrzemki – Bacillariophyta (Diatoms) (with the English key for the identification to the genus) Cz. 4/2: Okrzemki pierzaste (Fragilariophyceae, Eunotiophyceae, Achnanthales) Part two: Pennate diatoms - I). In: Flora Zatoki Gdanskiej i wód przyleglych (Baltyk poludniowy). : [1]-167, plus 4 pls, 4 photo.
Type Information
Iceland: Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar.;
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 June 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 June 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
