Epithemia argus var. capitata Fricke 1904
Publication Details
Epithemia argus var. capitata Fricke 1904: pl. 251: fig. 14
Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1904). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde Series VI: Heft [62/63]. pp. pls 245-252. Leipzig: O.R. Reisland.
Request PDFPublication date: Marz 1904
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Epithemia is Epithemia turgida (Ehrenberg) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Epithemia argus var. alpestris (W.Smith) Grunow.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latinised), Latinised form of the Greek, argos, white; the hundred-eyed keeper of Io, killed by Mercury at the command of Jupiter (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 December 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
