Cystopleura ventricosa (Kützing) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Cystopleura ventricosa (Kützing) Kuntze 1891: 891
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 November 1891
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhopalodia gibba var. ventricosa (Kützing) H.Peragallo & M.Peragallo.
Source of Synonymy
Kociolek, J.P., Williams, D.M., Hamsher, S., Miller, S. & Li, J. (2024). Studies on type material from Kützing's diatom collection. VIII. Species assigned to the genera Epithemia Brébisson ex Kützing and Rhopalodia O. Müller. Diatom Research 39(4): 159-186, 119 figures.
Basionym
Epithemia ventricosa Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Schleussingen; (INA 1996) Lectotype designated by Patrick & Reimer (1975: 190): '1830'; 'unter Conferven'; BM; 17814 (Kociolek & al. 2024: 174)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen, especially on one side (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 16 June 2013 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 11 November 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025
