Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Phylum Heterokontophyta > Subphylum Bacillariophytina > Class Bacillariophyceae > Subclass Bacillariophycidae > Superorder Bacillariophycanae > Order Achnanthales > Family Achnanthaceae

Achnanthes Bory, 1822

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Achnanthes affinis*	Grunow, 1880	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes angustata*	Grev., 1859	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes austriaca*	Hust., 1922	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes brevipes*	C.Agardh, 1824	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes coarctata*	(Brébisson ex W.Smith) Grunow, 1880	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes conspicua*	A.Mayer, 1919	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes dimorpha*	Turpin, 1828	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes dispar*	Mann, 1907	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes exigua*	Grunow, 1880	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes groenlandica*	(Cleve) Grunow, 1880	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes grubei*	Simonsen, 1987	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes hauckiana*	Grunow, 1880	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes hyperborea*	(Grunow) Grunow, 1884	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes intermedia*	Kützing, 1833	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes laevis*	Østrup, 1910	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes latissima*	Cleve-Euler, 1915	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes lemmermannii*	Hustedt, 1933	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes levanderi*	Hustedt, 1933	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes lilljeborgii*	Grunow, 1881	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes linkei*	Hustedt, 1939	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes longipes*	C.Agardh, 1824	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes minuscula*	Hustedt, 1945	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes minutissima*	Kützing, 1833	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes obliqua*	Turpin, 1828	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes oblongella*	Østrup, 1902	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes oestrupii*	(Cleve-Euler) Hustedt, 1930	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes parvula*	Kützing, 1844	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes peragalloi*	Brun & Héribaud-Joseph, 1893	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes peragalloi*	J.Brun & Héribaud-Joseph, 1893	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes petersenii*	Hustedt, 1937	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes pseudobrevipes*	Aleem, 1950	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes pusilla*	Grunow in Cleve & Grunow, 1880	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes pyrenaica*	Hustedt, 1939	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes rosenstockii*	Lange-Bertalot, 1989	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes rostrata*	Oestrup, 1902	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes saxonica*	Krasske ex Hustedt, 1933	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes similis*	McCall, 1933	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes subsalsa*	J.B.Petersen, 1928	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes subsalsoides*	Hustedt, 1933	taxonomically included in
*Achnanthes suchlandtii*	Hustedt, 1933	taxonomically included in

Children

Achnanthes affinis Grunow, 1880
Achnanthes angustata Grev., 1859
Achnanthes austriaca Hust., 1922
Achnanthes brevipes C.Agardh, 1824
Achnanthes coarctata (Brébisson ex W.Smith) Grunow, 1880
Achnanthes conspicua A.Mayer, 1919
Achnanthes dimorpha Turpin, 1828
Achnanthes dispar Mann, 1907
Achnanthes exigua Grunow, 1880
Achnanthes groenlandica (Cleve) Grunow, 1880
Achnanthes grubei Simonsen, 1987
Achnanthes hauckiana Grunow, 1880
Achnanthes hyperborea (Grunow) Grunow, 1884
Achnanthes intermedia Kützing, 1833
Achnanthes laevis Østrup, 1910
Achnanthes latissima Cleve-Euler, 1915
Achnanthes lemmermannii Hustedt, 1933
Achnanthes levanderi Hustedt, 1933
Achnanthes lilljeborgii Grunow, 1881
Achnanthes linkei Hustedt, 1939
Achnanthes longipes C.Agardh, 1824
Achnanthes minuscula Hustedt, 1945
Achnanthes minutissima Kützing, 1833
Achnanthes obliqua Turpin, 1828
Achnanthes oblongella Østrup, 1902
Achnanthes oestrupii (Cleve-Euler) Hustedt, 1930
Achnanthes parvula Kützing, 1844
Achnanthes peragalloi Brun & Héribaud-Joseph, 1893
Achnanthes peragalloi J.Brun & Héribaud-Joseph, 1893
Achnanthes petersenii Hustedt, 1937
Achnanthes pseudobrevipes Aleem, 1950
Achnanthes pusilla Grunow in Cleve & Grunow, 1880
Achnanthes pyrenaica Hustedt, 1939
Achnanthes rosenstockii Lange-Bertalot, 1989
Achnanthes rostrata Oestrup, 1902
Achnanthes saxonica Krasske ex Hustedt, 1933
Achnanthes similis McCall, 1933
Achnanthes subsalsa J.B.Petersen, 1928
Achnanthes subsalsoides Hustedt, 1933
Achnanthes suchlandtii Hustedt, 1933

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Japanese: アクナンテス属

Literature

original description	Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.M. & coll. (1822-1831). Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris. Rey & Gravier, libraires-éditeurs; Baudouin Frères, libraires-éditeurs., vol. 1 to 17
original description	Bory de Saint-Vincent, J. B. M. & coll. (1822). Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris. Rey & Gravier, libraires-éditeurs; Baudouin Frères, libraires-éditeurs.
basis of record	Round, F.E.; Crawford, R.M.; Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms: biology and morphology of the genera. Cambridge University Press: London, UK. ISBN 0-521-363187. 747 pp.
additional source	Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19.
additional source	Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings. No. 95: 210 pp.
additional source	Hartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 66(3): 531-610.
additional source	Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2025). DiatomBase. Achnanthes Bory, 1822. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149191