Rhopalodia iriomotensis H.Kobayasi, T.Nagumo & S.Tanaka 1993
Publication Details
Rhopalodia iriomotensis H.Kobayasi, T.Nagumo & S.Tanaka 1993: 134, figs 1-30
Published in: Kobayasi, H., Nagumo, T. & Tanaka, S. (1993). Rhopalodia iriomotensis sp. nov., a brackish diatom with shoehorn-shaped projections on the canal raphe (Bacillariophyceae). Nova Hedwigia 106: 133-141.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhopalodia is Rhopalodia gibba (Ehrenberg) O.Müller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Epithemia iriomontensis (Kobayasi, Nagumo & Tanaka) Ruck & Nakov.
Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Okinawa Pref.: estuary of Shira-gawa, Iriomote Island, on prop root; (Kobayasi, Nagumo & Tanaka 1993: 155) Holotype: Nagumo and Hara; 18.iv.1982; TNS; H.K.T.-110 (Kobayasi, Nagumo & Tanaka 1993: 155)
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 October 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024