Epithemia argus var. ocellata (Ehrenberg) F.Fricke 1904
Publication Details
Epithemia argus var. ocellata (Ehrenberg) F.Fricke 1904: pl.251, fig.25-27
Published in: Schmidt, A. et al. (1874-1959). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde. . Leipzig: Aschersleben.
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 argus (Ehrenberg) Kützing.
Basionym
Eunotia ocellata Ehrenberg
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).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 June 2009
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024