Achnanthes
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order: | Mastogloiales |
| Family: | Achnanthaceae |
| Genus: | Achnanthes de Saint-Vincent, 1822 |
| Extant species | |
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Achnanthes is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Achnanthaceae.[1]
The genus was described in 1822 by Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent.[1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
Species:
- Achnanthes aapajaervensis Cleve-Euler[3]
- Achnanthes abundans Manguin, 1954[3]
- Achnanthes acares Hohn & Hellerman[3]
- Achnanthes acus Simonsen[3]
- Achnanthes acuta Frenguelli[3]
