Epithemia argus var. testudo Fricke 1904
Publication Details
Epithemia argus var. testudo Fricke 1904: pl. 251: fig. 4
Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1904). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde Series VI: Heft [62/63]. pp. pls 245-252. Leipzig: O.R. Reisland.
Request PDFPublication date: Marz 1904
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Epithemia is Epithemia turgida (Ehrenberg) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
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: 12 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
