Rhopalodia hirudiniformis O.Müller 1895
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Publication Details
Rhopalodia hirudiniformis O.Müller 1895: 67-68, pl. I: figs 40-46, 51, 52; pl. II: figs 15-17
Published in: Müller, O. (1895). Rhopalodia ein neues Genus der Bacillariaceen. Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 22(1): 54-71, 2 pls.
Request PDFPublication date: 1895
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhopalodia is Rhopalodia gibba (Ehrenberg) O.Müller.
Status of Name
The taxonomic status of this entity requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Central Africa: Lake Victoria, Rukagara, Tararo; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype: [Icon] pl. 2 fig. 15 in Müller 1895: slide B 400042022 in B; valve representing epitype illustrated as Fig. 21 (epitype) (Cocquyt et al. 2018: 43, Fig. 16) Notes: Locality of the epitype: Lake Malawi, near the peninsula of Kanda [Tanzania], hillside North of Langenburg [Old Langenburg], (sample B 520000023). Habitat: on gneiss boulders in the surge zone of Lake Malawi.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 16 November 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 March 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
