Epithemia zebra var. subcapitata A.Mayer, nom. inval. 1936

Publication Details
Epithemia zebra var. subcapitata A.Mayer, nom. inval. 1936: pl. 5: fig. 2

Published in: Mayer, A. (1936). Die bayerischen Epithemien. Denkschriften der Königlich-Baierischen Botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg 20: 87-108, 8 pl.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Epithemia is Epithemia turgida (Ehrenberg) Kützing.

Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

Origin of Species Name
Noun, Abyssinian name for a striped horse of Africa (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 20 January 2021 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 July 2021

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: introduced without a description. After 1 January 1908, an illustration with analysis (see Art. 38.9 and 38.10) is not acceptable in place of a written description or diagnosis. - (20 January 2021) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 July 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025