Rhopalodia asymmetrica O.Müller 1895

Publication Details
Rhopalodia asymmetrica O.Müller 1895: 68, pl. I: figs 49, 50: pl. II: figs 12, 13, 20

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 asymmetrica (O.Müller) Cocqyut & R.Jahn.

Type Information
Type locality: Central Africa: Victoria Nyansa bei Bukoba; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype: [Icon] Pl. 2 fig. 12 in Müller 1895: slide B 40 0042021 in B; valve representing the epitype illustrated as Figs 11-13 (epitype) (Cocquyt et al. 2018: 42, fig. 9) Notes: Locality of the epitype: Lake Malawi, near peninsula of Kanda [Tanzania], hillside North of Langenburg [Old Langenburg], (sample B 52 0000023). Habitat: on gneiss boulders in the surge zone of Lake Malawi.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 19 April 2015 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 March 2018

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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