Epithemia Kützing, 1844
Lectotype species: Epithemia turgida (Ehrenberg) Kützing
Publication details: Kützing, 1844: 33
Original publication: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Request PDFType designated in: Boyer, C.S. (1927). Synopsis of North American Diatomaceae, Supplement, Part 2. Naviculatae, Surirellatae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 79: 229-583.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2025-02-26 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Kociolek, J.P., Williams, D.M., Hamsher, S., Miller, S. & Li, J. (2024). Studies on type material from Kützing's diatom collection. VIII. Species assigned to the genera Epithemia Brébisson ex Kützing and Rhopalodia O. Müller. Diatom Research 39(4): 159-186, 119 figures.
Nomenclatural note
Replacement name for Epithema Brébisson 1838, non Blume 1826. "....und den Namen De Brebisson's dabei benatst." (Kützing 1844: 33). Lectotype designated by Boyer (1927: 530). Often incorrectly cited as Epithemia Brébisson ex Kützing, 1844. - (27 January 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Epithemiaceae Karsten in Engler & Prantl 1928 (?) (Kociolek & al., 2024: 289). - (14 June 2024) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025
