Epithemia argus var. amphicephala Grunow 1881
Publication Details
Epithemia argus var. amphicephala Grunow 1881: pl. 31, fig. 19. Text, p. 140 (1885)
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1881). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique Atlas. pp. pls XXXI-LXXVII [31-77]. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Epithemia is Epithemia turgida (Ehrenberg) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Epithemia argus var. alpestris (W.Smith) Grunow.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latinised), Latinised form of the Greek, argos, white; the hundred-eyed keeper of Io, killed by Mercury at the command of Jupiter (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
