Epithemia gibba var. parallela Grunow 1862
Publication Details
Epithemia gibba var. parallela Grunow 1862: 327, pl. 6: fig. 7 (as 'Epithemia gibba var. [gamma] parallela')
Published in: Grunow, A. (1862). Die österreichischen Diatomaceen nebst Anschluss einiger neuen Arten von andern Lokalitäten und einer kritischen Uebersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen und Arten. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472 [Abt 1], 545-588 [Abt. 2], 7 pls.
Type 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 parallela (Grunow) Ruck & Nakov.
Origin of Species Name
(Latin), noun (hump); adjective (humped) (Stearn 1973)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2016
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024