Rhopalodia gibba (Ehrenberg) O.Müller 1895
Current name:
Epithemia gibba (Ehrenberg) Kützing
Seattle, Washington, USA; ship canal, 1000x, DIC - 10 April 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Rhopalodia gibba (Ehrenberg) O.Müller 1895: 65, pl. 1: 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.
Publication date: 1895
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Rhopalodia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Epithemia gibba (Ehrenberg) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Basionym
Navicula gibba Ehrenberg
Type Information
Lectotype locality: "Sibirien", “bei Orenburg" [Russia]; (Jahn & Kusber 2004: 586) Notes: Lectotype (designated by Jahn & Kusber 2004): "[icon] cell on the upper row on the right hand side on the glued paper
(upper row, center) “Navicula gibba, Orenburg 1/12-1/10'''” on drawing sheet No. 560a in BHUPM (see arrow in Fig. 51)."
Origin of Species Name
(Latin), noun (hump); adjective (humped) (Stearn 1983)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 December 2024